This is sixth post in a series. To read the entire series, click here. So, Patrick has been relatively vague in my blog posts until now (so says Melissa), but we wish to be a bit more straightforward here. So, there are many things that we wish to question regarding the way we do Christianity, in particular,...
This is fifth post in a series. To read the entire series, click here. One of my kids asked me a question the other day where I had to explain ethics. This was quite the arduous task, especially given the language barrier. Regardless, I chose my favorite ethics paradigm, virtue ethics, and attempted to explain the 7 virtues:...
This is the fourth is a series. Click here to see the complete series. Melissa: Disclaimer: This one’s corny and rambling 😉 Patrick: So, as I was driving home today, I kept having the thought of Christ and the Church running through my head. I was listening to my David Crowder station on Pandora, realizing...
We’re really simplifying this year. You can see our Game Plan here. Also check out our U.S. Capitals State Tour. Here are activities I found when we did Cycle 3 last time. In additional to the books listed, I also suggest checking out the books associated with this week’s Geography here. ___________________________ History: Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave...
This is the third post in a series. Patrick here, again. When I think of the times throughout my life where I experienced Christ, those experiences may surprise others. I remember Brother Bob doing a talent show skit as Elvis, popping out of a coffin singing blue suede shoes. I think of pot-luck dinners. I...
This is the second in a series. To read the entire series, click here. Years ago, there was a professor at a local university who started a Bible study. Quite a few zealous college students started attending. Before long, they had formed a tight-knit community as they sought out God individually and corporately. I won’t...
The following is a guest post from my other (and probably better) half. So, if you know me, you know that I grew up as part of a Catholic family. I deeply value this background now that I am older, but when I was younger, I really struggled. Somewhere around the age of 14, I...
Since I’m in Haiti and spending most of my blogging energy for our trip blog, I’ll leave you with this short blurb… A couple months ago a friend approached me about being on a team of writers to produce a devotional written with adoptive moms–from all phases of the journey–in mind. It took a little...