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| EDITOR'S NOTE This year for Bible, we have been reading missionary biographies. It is amazing how much can be communicated to others by the way we live our lives. We are communicating at all times. While reading the biography of Nate Saint, a missionary martyred in Ecuador in 1956, much was communicated about sacrifice and dedication. As I read one day, I began to share with the children that Nate Saint’s life verse was Matthew 4:19. “ ‘Come, follow me,’ ” I began reading when my son John interrupted me and to my surprise continued the verse. “ ‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will make you fishers of men.’ At once they left their nets,” John continued quoting, “and followed him.” “John,” I asked, “how do you know that verse? I have never taught it to you.” “I read it everyday, Mom,” he replied. It then occurred to me that I had stenciled this verse on the wall of his bedroom. Without spoken words, I had communicated to him the importance of this passage by putting it on the wall of his bedroom. We are constantly communicating. By the way we live our life, through our actions, with the shows we watch, the music we listen to, with the clothes we wear, even with the way we decorate our homes, we are saying something. What are you saying? In this edition of Home Educating Family, we look at the many ways in which we communicate. In, “Not of Talk but Power,” we explore how we proclaim the gospel to others. John MacArthur examines the messages contemporary secular society sends our families and how we can counteract the destruction. In, “Only What is Helpful for Building,” we are challenged to use our words to uplift and encourage. Jay Younts reminds us that communication is a two-way street that requires that we listen to our children. Jill Hardy takes a look at the positive and negative conversations that can come through social networking. Our feature family, the Powells, shows us that communication starts in the home. Rebecca Ingram Powell also contributes an article to this issue to help us learn to talk effectively with our tweens. In other articles, we discuss the art of communication through storytelling, poetry, memorization, and writing skills. Communicating effectively is a challenge. Our hope is that this issue gives you some of the tools you need to successfully interact with your family and others. We pray that with each issue of Home Educating Family we communicate the message that we care about your family and are here to help. The Kelihers |
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INSIDE THE CURRENT ISSUE:
Not of Talk but Power
Jill Carattini - For truth is not what brings about a response to the gospel; it is the Spirit that brings people to respond. Forgetting this, our witness becomes something other than what was intended.
The Nucleus of Civilization
John MacArthur - Over the past few generations, we have seen that destructive process taking place before our eyes. It seems contemporary secular society has declared war on the family.
Only What is Helpful for Building
Mary Kassian - One word of encouragement can lift our burdens, turn our gloom into sunshine, and our weakness into strength.
Listening to Your Children
Jay Younts - The pressing issues of everyday life are obstacles to good, everyday listening.
What about Social Networking?
Jill Hardy - Most homeschoolers are familiar with the question “What about socialization?,” but the computer age has added a new facet to it: “What about social networking?”
Storytelling: Non-Fiction at Its Best
Natalie Wickham - As writers of non-fiction, we, too, must aspire to be storytellers – artists painting pictures in the minds of our readers.
Finding the Balance in Memorization
Linda Johnson - Our choices and methods teach our children that we memorize, not to show off trivial facts, but to become all that we were designed to be by our Creator.
Unconventional Communication
Karrie Emms - Reaching the Unreachable
The Art of Recitation
Linda Johnson - The art of recitation not only draws out the child, but also inspires the audience.
Ideas have Consequences
Angelina Stanford - The failure of modern composition theory.
How to Conduct a Poetry Recitation
Angelina Stanford - Poetry is not meant to be read silently to oneself. Poetry is meant to be heard. and more....
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