There are many reasons why people decide to educate their children at home, not the least of which is to instill young minds with a biblical worldview. Written from a homeschool graduate's perspective, this book teaches you how to think biblically and how to pass that mindset on to your children. Chapters include "Keeping an Eternal Perspective," "The Importance of Reason," "Multiculturalism," and more. 159 pages, softcover from Wisdom's Gate.
Author: Israel Wayne
Submitted: October 16, 2003
Tell us a little about yourself. I am married, have two children. My wife Brook
was also homeschooled. My wife and I were
married without dating or courting. You can read
our story which is available through CBD (What
God Has Joined Together). I speak at homeschool
conferences and seminars, write a regular column
for HOME SCHOOL DIGEST and am a frequent guest
on radio talk shows.
What was your motivation behind this project? After I graduated from homeschooling, I began to
see friends of mine who had been entirely
homeschooled by Christian parents, using
Christian curriculum, make very poor life
choices. Many of them, when it was time for them
to start making their own decisions, became
nominal Christians with no real purpose in their
lives, or sometimes they left the Christian
faith altogether and pursued sinful lifestyles.
This burdened me and convinced me that simply
homeschooling would not be sufficient to save
our children. We need to equip them to think and
live biblically. That can't happen if we as
parents don't think biblically, and model for
them a consistant, godly lifestyle.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? I hope that this book will be a springboard to
launch parents into new areas of thought. I
trust this book will help you to keep the big
picture in mind, have a specific target and
equip you to strategically pass on your faith to
your children. I have already heard from many
parents who have learned to think differently
about the task of parenting through reading this
book. I pray that God will enable you to be all
He wants you to be for you children, and truly
live and act with a consistently biblical
worldview.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? I have been influenced by Ravi Zacharias,
Francis Schaeffer, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Joseph
Stowell, Andrew Murray and many others. In
homeschooling issues, I have been influenced by
Samuel Blumenfeld, Michael McHugh of Christian
Liberty Academy, Christopher Klicka, David
Quine, Jonathan Lindvall, Skeet Savage, Chris
Davis and many others. The writers for HOME
SCHOOL DIGEST magazine have, of course, shaped
my worldview.
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: My family began homeschooling in 1978. I have 5
sisters and no brothers. I work for Wisdom's
Gate which publishes the HOME SCHOOL DIGEST
magazine, as well as An Encouraging Word, which
is a magazine for Christian women. Wisdom's Gate
emphasizes character building, family
discipleship and developing a biblical worldview.
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