Anne Elliott

Archives for January 2011

Homeschooling, Adam Clarke Style – Part 2

Homeschooling· Homeschooling Bible

I think families have gotten lazy, sadly passing on the instruction of their children to others. It’s fine to delegate, as long as the teacher is held strictly accountable to the mother and father. But we should be extremely careful about “delegating” the instruction of God. As Mr. Clarke reminds us, “what a dreadful account must [parents] give in the great day!”

Seriously, dear mother, have you give careful consideration to the thought that you will stand before God someday? Have you rehearsed what you will tell God about the methods and parenting techniques that you use each day?

Demanding Wisdom

Demanding Wisdom

God's Law· Juggling Life's Responsibilities· Prayer

Wisdom is so absolutely essential to my life. The older I get, and the more I read in God’s Word, the more desperately I realize my need for God’s wisdom.

This week I have been doing a daily study of wisdom, only looking in the book of Proverbs. There is much more in my Bible than just what is found in Proverbs, but it’s all I’ve had time for this week. But it’s whetting my appetite, and I plan to continue this study.

James 1:5 is a wonderful promise, one that I have clung to many times already in my life. “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him” (NIV).

Favorite Links

Fun Stuff

I thought you might enjoy seeing what some of the bookmarks are at the top of my browser, sites I look at a lot! (I didn’t show you my weather, Gmail, Facebook, or medical dictionary…)

Submission and Silence

Bible study· Headcovering· Juggling Life's Responsibilities

The next question in my Juggling Life’s Responsibilities study guide is regarding these controversial verses from 1 Timothy 2.

“Do you think it’s fair to say women are more vulnerable than men to being deceived?”

My first reaction is that no, it doesn’t feel one bit fair. I don’t feel deceived! Not any more than anyone else, anyway! In fact, I jotted a note on my study page that “It feels like a woman sometimes sees things first in God’s Word. Then later, God opens her husband’s eyes to the same truth.”

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