In a tradition that goes back hundreds, even thousands, of years, godly parents in the churches of the Protestant Reformation establish and maintain Christian schools for the instruction of their children. This involves struggle and sacrifice. These parents willingly pay the price in the conviction that, as one of the Reformed confessions expresses it, good Christian schools are a "demand of th…
Saint Augustine wrote Instructing Beginners in Faith as a reflection on the most suitable way of communicating the heart of Christian faith to those applying for membership of the Church. In the course of the past sixteen hundred years. however, the treatise has been frequently and creatively adapted to serve the needs of education in faith in many different contexts, including the education of…
Hampir semua manusia terlibat di dalam aktifitas mendidik anak, baik anak sendiri ataupun anak orang lain. Mendidik anak-anak bukanlah hal yang mudah, tetapi tidak pula dapat dikatakan sulit. Menjadi guru dapat dikatakan sebagai arsitek jiwa manusia, yang membentuk anak-anak menjadi manusia yang berguna di dalam seluruh hidupnya. Bagaimanakah menjadi seorang pendidik yang baik? Apa yang menjadi…
Masa kecil seseorang bukan hanya sekedar proses yang harus dilalui untuk menjadi dewasa tanpa signifikansi tertentu. Tuhan Allah sangat menghargai setiap kanak-kanak. Barangsiapa menguasai dunia anak. dia adalah nabi-nabi yang akan menguasai dunia oada hari esok. Tidak salah pepatah mengatakan: "Para guru adalah arsitek jiwa manusia" Benarkah pendapat John Locke yang mengatakan hati anak-an…
America's schools are flunking the test. Students can't read. They can't write. Basic math, science, history, and geography are almost lost causes. Many schools aren't even safe havens from crime and drugs. Douglas Wilson lays much of the blame for this on the idea that schools can be neutral about morality. He says education is essentially religious. Education deals with the basic questions of…
Discover the joy and blessing of memorizing Scripture. Author Susan Heck has personally memorized 23 books of the New Testament word for word and can testify to how this discipline will enrich your spiritual life. Within these pages you will find 11 reasons why you should memorize Scripture, and valuable tools to teach you how, what, and when. Today is not too soon to begin!