Piero della Francesca, The Resurrection, 1460’s, Museo Civico of Sansepolcro https://www.travelingintuscany.com/art/pierodellafrancesca/resurrection.htm This past summer as part of our Nourish reading group, I had the opportunity to contemplate The Resurrection by Piero della Francesca and then discuss it with a group of wise women. I was and remain a novice to art criticism, and so I greatly benefitted from… Continue reading On Wading into the Great Conversation
Category: Education
Who Is This Child Before Me?
Who are our children, and why do we educate them? To answer these questions, the Christian looks first to God's Word.
What I Learned from a Year of Unschooling
"The first time I heard about unschooling, it was featured in a local newspaper. It sounded like an absolute farce."
Get into the Zone…of Proximal Development
"Children know some things. They do not know other things. Children need a bridge to help them get from what they already know, to what they do not know."
A Compilation of Picture Books for Young Children
Carrie shares a list of excellent picture books and tells us what a children's book should be and do.
Singing Hymns at Home
Kristin shares why and how her family learns hymns together.
This Is How We Do It—Family Devotions, Part 2
Does your family have a habit of family devotions? If you'd like some ideas of what that can look like, read on!
This Is How We Do It—Family Devotions, Part 1
Does your family have a habit of family devotions? If you'd like some ideas of what that can look like, read on!
Teaching the Catechism
Generations of Lutherans have learned the faith through the simple study of Luther's Small Catechism, but as parents, how should we approach teaching it to our children?
Teaching Creative Writing: Fiction–Sixth to Twelfth Grade
Rachel shares strategies for teaching middle and high school aged kids to write creatively, even if you are not a writer yourself.
Blest the House 