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The Right Measure
We want our children to do their best. We want them to know the satisfaction of forming a letter well, arriving at the right answer, making a faithful drawing, or...
The Right Measure
We want our children to do their best. We want them to know the satisfaction of forming a letter well, arriving at the right answer, making a faithful drawing, or...
A Tender Reed
There is something hopeful about the beginning of a new school year. We gather the books, arrange the shelves, sharpen the pencils, and make our plans. After the looseness of...
A Tender Reed
There is something hopeful about the beginning of a new school year. We gather the books, arrange the shelves, sharpen the pencils, and make our plans. After the looseness of...
Teaching from Atmosphere, Not Circumstances
Have you ever walked into a home and immediately felt something different? A calm, a beauty, even a sense that love lives here—even in the midst of a rambunctious family?...
Teaching from Atmosphere, Not Circumstances
Have you ever walked into a home and immediately felt something different? A calm, a beauty, even a sense that love lives here—even in the midst of a rambunctious family?...
There Is a Fountain of Gladness
Some years ago, I spent a day away from home. When I returned, my six-year-old daughter met me at the door, hardly able to contain herself. "Mom," she exclaimed, "Dad...
There Is a Fountain of Gladness
Some years ago, I spent a day away from home. When I returned, my six-year-old daughter met me at the door, hardly able to contain herself. "Mom," she exclaimed, "Dad...
A Cup of Cold Water
Whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water... shall certainly not lose his reward. —Matthew 10: 42 For many years I misunderstood this passage. I...
A Cup of Cold Water
Whoever gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water... shall certainly not lose his reward. —Matthew 10: 42 For many years I misunderstood this passage. I...
The Child Who Sees
There is a profound truth hidden in that simple image. Before a child learns the names of flowers, he learns whether flowers matter. Before she can identify a snowdrop or...
The Child Who Sees
There is a profound truth hidden in that simple image. Before a child learns the names of flowers, he learns whether flowers matter. Before she can identify a snowdrop or...