The Biblical Family
Articles about marriage, courtship, home schooling and parenting.
Are We To Get Married?
Are We To Get Married?
By John S. Torell
You are looking at the possibility of getting married. This is an important step in your life, second only to salvation through Christ [which is without question, the most important event in a person’s life].
WHAT IS MARRIAGE?
Marriage was instituted by God. It is a covenant between a man and a woman. (Genesis 2:20-25)
God never intended for a marriage to end in divorce. (Matthew 19:1-9)
God never… Continue reading
Reflections On Christian Marriage Counseling
Reflections On Christian Marriage Counseling
Now that my wife has passed away and I have some time to reflect on the past and on my marriage I thought it would be helpful to others to summarize my experience with Christian Marriage counseling. I always felt that the ideal form of Christian marriage counseling would consist of these major elements:
- It would involve both a husband and a wife counselors (i.e. a spiritually mature and perhaps also a physically mature… Continue reading
Marriage Lessons Learned Too Late
Marriage Lessons Learned Too Late
My beloved wife passed away recently and suddenly, only four months after finding out that she had cancer and only two weeks after entering the hospital in what seemed like relatively good health (she was able to walk in on her own, though she was having abdominal pain and was throwing up pretty bad).
One extremely painful yet extremely important lesson I learned the last week of my wife’s life was how selfish… Continue reading
Educational Software, Freeware And Other Home Schooling Resources
Educational Software, Freeware And Other Home Schooling Resources
- Encouragement, advice, resources, curriculum reviews, organization tools
- List Of Various Homeschooling Resource Websites
- Printable Lesson Planners, Household Planners, Calendars, Handwriting Lessons
- Homeschool.com’s Homeschooling Resource Guide
- The Home Educator’s Resource – buy new and used home school curriculum
- A To Z Kids Stuff – On-line descriptions of activities for young children
- Barnes&Noble’s “Kid’s Reference And Study Aids” page
- Bob Bowman’s Free Educational Technologies – comprehensive list of links to educational software & resources… Continue reading
The Hedge
The Hedge
“The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and rescues them.” —Psalm 34:7
It was one fine spring day in 1992 that the familiar truth of this verse became much more real to me. That was the day the enemy fired a two-ton missile at my family.
It was about one o’clock on a Friday afternoon as the children and I were just loading up the car in preparation to go to… Continue reading
Charity Navigator lists salaries of charitable organization leaders, but it is not a Christian website:
