At the start of one school year I asked my students how they felt about previous Bible courses. A few of their responses sounded off a warning alarm in my head. And the alarm came with this message: Bible class can turn students off to the Bible. Undoubtedly, there are a few causes for this
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Three primary goals of teaching the Bible to high school students.
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In my last post, I argued that high school homeschool students from Christian families should take Bible courses. Worldview type courses shouldn’t replace in-depth Bible study courses. However, I firmly believe in the value of learning different worldviews. In particular, all Christians should learn the basics of a few world religions. Why should we learn
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In my experience with the homeschool world I’ve noticed a few things. Many homeschool families are Christian and they want their children to learn from a Christian perspective. While Bible courses seem to be emphasized at the elementary level, emphasis on the Bible at the secondary level seems to be lacking. If anything fills the
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Have you ever gotten into a debate that made your head spin? In Christian thought there’s one topic that has caused a lot of dizziness: God’s sovereignty vs. human free will. God’s sovereignty means that God has authority over all that he has made and that means God can do whatever he wants with it.
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