A Beka Academy

Overview DVD Supervise Your Child's Instruction at Home!...with either Program 1 or Program 2 You can supervise and be involved in your child's learning process at home. A manual with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions makes this possible. All textbooks, workbooks, tests, keys and DVDs needed for the course are provided. Students provide their own Authorized King James Version Bible for Bible classes. Pensacola Christian Academy master teachers provide daily instruction on DVD. DVD courses are designed for a 170-day school year. Courses are planned for school-aged children with minimal home supervision. The typical kindergarten day is 3 hours on DVD. Elementary students can expect to spend 3 hours a day on DVD plus independent work time. High school class time is based on 50 minutes of class time plus homework for each course. Students of any race, color, or national origin who are academically qualified may apply for enrollment. A Beka Academy reserves the right to deny enrollment to any student who does not meet admission requirements. A Beka Academy is not available to residents of Pensacola, Florida, and the immediate surrounding area. Students may enroll at any time during the year; however, when enrolling for the fall, it is best to do so early in the summer. (Please keep in mind that July through September are our busiest months.) Both Program 1 and 2 use Christian Textbooks Christian textbooks and workbooks published by A Beka Book, an affiliate ministry of Pensacola Christian College, are coordinated with the DVD program and included in the course of study. These Christian and character-building textbooks are researched, written, edited, and printed on the campus of Pensacola Christian College.

Abortion Answers Now

Looking for Answers? Providing a safe and confidential place to make an informed decision, with love and respect.

American Decency Association

Action Alert If you have investments in any of the following 10 mutual funds then you have dollars supporting Victoria's Secret (Limited Brands). You may want to consider transferring to THE TIMOTHY PLAN -morally screened mutual funds that have zero tolerance for investments in Victoria's Secret or any other company linked to pornography or anti-family entertainment. Modesty: Does God Really Care What I Wear? Indecency at the local mall Indecency at the checkout counter

Answers for Preschoolers Curriculum

Regardless of how your kids are going to be educated—public, private, or home school—one thing that all children have in common is the need to learn. What better place to begin, than at the beginning! This complete multi-subject curriculum for preschoolers and very early readers includes 180 fun, engaging, hands-on lessons that introduce children to the Bible, social studies, language arts, math, phonics, and science. Like other preschool curricula, Answers for Preschoolers includes lots of fun activities, coloring pages, easy teacher-friendly ideas, and full-color illustrations galore. But unlike other preschool curricula, this one also affirms the truth of the Bible and uses Genesis as the basis to help precious children know God’s love while exploring health & safety, music, arts & crafts, and even physical education activities. Designed to make the teacher’s job easy, and the student’s job fun, this foundational curriculum is flexible and can be adapted to any schedule. Order Answers for Preschoolers today and start your children’s education on a solid biblical foundation. It’s never too early to teach your children truth! From Answers in Genesis.

Answers in Genesis

Answers in Genesis is an apologetics (i.e., Christianity-defending) ministry, dedicated to enabling Christians to defend their faith, and to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ effectively. We focus particularly on providing answers to questions surrounding the book of Genesis, as it is the most-attacked book of the Bible. We also desire to train others to develop a biblical worldview, and seek to expose the bankruptcy of evolutionary ideas, and its bedfellow, a “millions of years old” earth (and even older universe).

AWANA Clubs International

What is Awana? Awana is an international, Bible-centered children's ministry and youth ministry providing local churches with weekly clubs, programs and training. Our goal is to equip churches and parents worldwide to raise spiritual champions who know, love and serve Christ using integrated programs for ages 2 to 18, resources for Bible-based parenting and discipleship, child and family evangelism and specialized volunteer training. (Learn about the prayer, vision, mission and values of Awana.) The acronym Awana comes from the first letters of Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed as taken from 2 Timothy 2:15. Awana began in 1950 as a youth program at the North Side Gospel Center in Chicago, Illinois. Lance Latham, the church pastor, worked with Art Rorheim to develop a program that would appeal to young people, reach them with the gospel and train them in the Lord’s work. Other churches heard about the success of the Awana program and asked if they could use it. By 1960, Awana had registered 900 churches to start Awana. Today, nearly 12,000 U.S. churches run Awana with programs in all 50 states. Awana can also be found in over 4,300 churches in 109 other countries and six continents. Jack Eggar is our President/CEO. Art Rorheim serves as our Co-Founder. Missionaries and ministry teams will assist you in establishing Awana as a vital part of your local church's outreach, discipleship and volunteer training. Find your area missionary and contact him today, or learn more about what we believe as a Bible-teaching ministry. The AWANA missionary for the U.P. is Mark Britton.

AWANA--U.P. & Northern L.P.

Mark and Diane Britton's call to ministry Diane and I have been convinced of God’s purpose for our lives in relationship to full time ministry work since the beginning or our ministry opportunities in 1981. Through the years God has placed a burden on our hearts concerning American missions through exposure to Church Missionaries coming home on furlough and observing the obvious decline in our country’s moral fabric. “America is fast becoming more heathen than where we minister,” they would say. God has allowed us to be involved in a number of Awana ministries through the years, and it gradually dawned on us that here was a program that could really make a difference in America because it is rooted in the basic fundamental that we as a nation desperately need to recognize – the Gospel of grace! Through counseling experiences at Awana’s wilderness camp, Canadian Adventure, we have seen the kind of impact that Awana has in the lives of kids. We’ve also seen spiritual dynamics developed in our own children’s lives because of involvement in Awana. We know that Awana is not an end unto itself, but God has chosen to use it as a wonderful tool to bring kids to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and then train them to serve Him. We’re delighted that God has given us a specific call to this ministry!

BJU Press Homeschool

BJU Press is your place for Christian homeschool curriculum and distance learning options that seamlessly integrate biblical truth with academic excellence in order to help your child develop critical thinking skills and a love of learning.

Book-It Reading Program

Keep reading motivation high and kids will develop into confident, independent readers. Grades K-6. Build reading-readiness skills and encourage an at-home reading routine. Preschool and Pre-K. Sponsored by Pizza Hut.

CBH Ministries

CBH Ministries, formerly Children's Bible Hour, is a media ministry targeting kids ages eight to fourteen with Bible-based materials. We produce radio programs, print materials, and web-based media and to teach kids the message of Jesus Christ.

Chart Jungle

Free Printables Free printables calendars and charts for baby, toddler, children, behavior, checklists, chores, christmas, schedules, education, day care, school, holidays, homeschool, awards, business, car, computer, garden, health, holidays, home, internet, money, music, pets, safety, science, shopping, sports, teachers, travel, and webmasters. The free printables are for many areas of life. Print the online charts to help you get more organized in your life and activities. Teach the kids to get more organized and award them for doing a good job. Keep track of events with calendars. Remind yourself of daily tasks, maintenance, budgeting, help with parenting and more. Print charts then place them in a sheet protector for use. Write on, wipe off and hang anywhere. Great for family, parents, teachers, day care providers, schools, homeschoolers, etc.

Christian Law Association

The Christian Law Association is a "ministry of legal helps." Its purpose is to provide free legal assistance to Bible-believing churches and Christians who are experiencing legal difficulty in practicing their religious faith because of governmental regulation, intrusion, or prohibition of one form or another. Since 1969, the number of legal attacks on ministries has exploded. CLA received in excess of 100,000 phone calls in 2005, not counting the thousands of pieces of correspondence from those who are in some way facing legal difficulties for doing what the Bible commands. These cases involve Christians arrested for witnessing to others in public, public school students being told they do not have the right to read their Bibles at school, churches being excluded from communities, Christians being fired for sharing their faith at work, and thousands of other shocking assaults on our precious religious freedoms.

Civics Quiz

Test your knowledge by answering the sixty multiple-choice questions below. You must answer all questions. When you are finished, use the button at the bottom to submit your quiz for scoring. You will be given a score for the number of questions you answered correctly. For those questions you missed, the appropriate answer will be provided. A printable version of the quiz, along with the answers, is available for download for those who register. 1) Jamestown, Virginia, was first settled by Europeans during which period? A. 1301-1400 B. 1400-1500 C. 1501-1600 D. 1601-1700 E. 1701-1800 Check out the web site, too.

CLAHelps

This is Christian Law Association's new outreach to homeschool families (6/08). Home Educators Legal Protection Services (H.E.L.P.S.) is designed to fill the need in America to legally protect those who desire to homeschool their children. The rights for parents to educate their children at home are constantly being attacked. H.E.L.P.S. enables you to reach an experienced homeschool attorney with only a phone call. Our experienced attorneys will help defend you from these particularly troubling attacks.

Considering Homeschooling Ministry

The original national outreach of Considering Homeschooling Ministry by MorningStar Educational Network, is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to help Christian parents with babies, toddlers, preschoolers and with their children in secular schools homeschool their children from a Christian worldview.

Copper Country Home Educators

CCHE is a nonprofit educational organization that provides networking for Keweenaw-area homeschooling families primarily through email, organized activities, newsletters, and an online message board. Families are encouraged to seek their own legal advice and selection of tools they need to home school according to their principles and beliefs.

Copycat Books

Everything you need to quickly and easily provide copywork lessons with age-appropriate content, a variety of Biblical and academic themes, and your choice of three popular handwriting styles is conveniently brought together in Copycat Books. Copycat Books are downloadable Adobe PDF files, known as e-books, being developed by a homeschooling mother to provide other busy parents and teachers with a convenient, orderly, meaningful and economical collection of copywork models for their students. Copycat Books e-books with copywork models in manuscript and cursive are available separately in three popular handwriting styles: Traditional, Modern, and Italic. Each Copycat Book provides quality copywork material, thoughtfully compiled and arranged, at an economical price. Each Copycat Book includes easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for copywork and dictation lessons, as well as practice pages for upper and lower case alphabets and numerals. Check back often since several e-books for both Biblical and academic subjects are in the works and coming soon. Who doesn't like freebies? Take advantage of our ever-growing selection of FREE Printables, too!

Creation Museum

The Creation Museum, opening May 28, 2007, presents a "walk through history." Designed by a former Universal Studios exhibit director, this state-of-the-art 60,000 square foot museum brings the pages of the Bible to life. A fully engaging, sensory experience for guests. Murals and realistic scenery, computer-generated visual effects, over fifty exotic animals, life-sized people and dinosaur animatronics, and a special-effects theater complete with misty sea breezes and rumbling seats. These are just some of the impressive exhibits that everyone in your family will enjoy. Hours Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday* 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. *Memorial Day to Labor Day Only Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve/Day, New Year — Eve/Day Admission Adult (13-59 yrs) $19.95 Senior (60 yrs & up) $14.95 Children (5-12 yrs) $9.95 Children (under 5 yrs) Free Planetarium with admission, $5

Crown Financial Ministries

Each generation is responsible for passing on the Gospel message and the truths found in the Scriptures to its children. "Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it" (Proverbs 22:6). Since parents are the primary teachers of their children, especially during their early years, they should be the ones to instill within their children Godâ??s principles of finance as detailed in Godâ??s Word.

Dads Are Disciplers

Encouraging fathers to shepherd their children by building them on the Word of God. DADs is not just another blog, but a mentality, a parenting worldview, a strategy for creating initiative in fathers to take the active role in shepherding children in the ways and knowledge of God. It is an attempt to strengthen and encourage families by building them on the Word of God. My desire is to encourage fellow fathers in our enormous task by providing an ever-growing supply of biblical resources for our parenting toolbox.

Dan Lietha Cartoons

Testing, testing....Can you read me now? GOOD! Seeing so many other cartoonists with BLOGS made me want to give it try too. So here we go, into a new venture. I hope it is a blessing to most. Listen to Dan's testimony at this site.

Delta County Home School Educators

DCHSE exists to support and encourage those who are home educating and to act as a source of information to those considering educating their children at home.

Desiring God

Desiring God exists to say... God's ultimate goal is to glorify himself. And that's good news. Everything we do aims to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things for the joy of all peoples through Jesus Christ. Learn how we accomplish that, and how you can join us in the mission.

Focus on the Family

A web site of Focus on the Family. Valuable resources for parenting, marriage, public policy, movie reviews, radio broadcasts, check it out..

Free Homeschool Forms and Worksheets

All forms are copyright by Cindy Downes. Permission is given to homeschool families and classroom teachers to reproduce these forms for your own family or classroom use only. These form are not to be reproduced or stored in any form for an entire school or for any other purpose without permission from Cindy Downes.

GenNET Online Programs

Welcome to GenNET Online Learning! In the 2009-10 school year, GenNET Online Learning will provide students with a wide range of teacher-led courses and self-directed classroom tools delivered over the Internet. This program provides enhanced learning opportunities for Michigan high school and middle school students. Barriers such as time, space, equality of opportunity, and lack of resources diminish with this use of telecommunications. Students, parents, educators -- we invite you to explore our website and take advantage of this exciting and dynamic learning experience. Registration is now open. Students in Michigan should contact their school principal or counselor to register. School principals or counselors should contact their local ISD/RESA/REMC for more information or contact GenNETOnlineLearningSupport@geneseeisd.org. For our area, the Gwinn area schools is making this available to our homeschool group. Here is a note (posted 9/3/09) from the superintendent of the Gwinn schools: Subject: On Line Learning for Michigan students Good Afternoon: My name is Michael R. Maino. I am the Superintendent of the Gwinn Area Community Schools. My business manager (Amy Luoma) told me that she had talked to Lonny Janofski about our efforts to make on-Line classes available to high school age students who are currently being home schooled. First, understand that this is a new program that just came available as a result of a partnership we formed with the Genesee County Intermediate School District in lower Michigan. They have what is called a "seat time waiver" from the Michigan Dept of Ed. A "seat time waiver" allows high school students to take all of their high school classes on-line without ever having to set foot in a school building. Their program is called GenNet and because we joined the GenNet consortium we also have seat time waivers for approximately 25 students. As I said, classes are offered on-line through the GenNet Consortium. All of the courses offered (anything from English to Foreign Language to Advanced Placement classes) are teacher directed (on-line) and all courses meet "content expectations" as outlined by the Michigan Dept of Ed. Students may take all of their classes at home or they may come in to the high school to use our computer labs. A mentor will be assigned to each student who enrolls. THE STUDENT HAS NO OBLIGATION TO MEET WITH THE MENTOR OR TO EVEN COMPLETE ANY OF THE ON-LINE CLASS WORK. The mentor is simply assigned so that the student will have a contact person should they have problems. You can visit the GenNet website at http://gennetonline.geneseeisd.org/ So how does this affect home schoolers? First, this program is only available to students who were NOT enrolled as a Gwinn student during the 2008 - 09 school year. We are not allowing current students to simply drop out of school and take classes on-line. Second, as you probably know there are special rules for home schoolers who wish to take core classes through the public schools. Under this program you may take any class or classes you want...as long as you enroll in six classes. In other words you must enroll as a full time on-line student in order to participate. So what is the catch. The catch is that whether the student completes all or any of the classes they enroll in is entirely up to them. We realize that many home schooled children have excellent home school programs and parents do not want to change what they are teaching....nor do we want to change what they are doing. However, home schoolers may also want to take special classes....say AP Chemistry, or AP Calculus or maybe a foreign language. Classes that are simply not available to them through their programs or that are very expensive to buy. Under this program, home schoolers can take whatever they want.....as long as they enroll in a total of six classes. So if the class they really want is AP Chemistry then they enroll in AP Chem and also in an English or Gen math or history or whatever.....as long as they enroll in a total of six classes. We pay for the tuition for these classes and the student participates in only what he/she wants to complete...which in this case may only be AP Chem. Their is no penalty for not completing classes. In most cases the home schooler does not want credit for the class so there is not even a transcript...unless they want one. Third, this is a win...win situation. 1) Home schoolers have an opportunity to take classes at home (classes they may never have a chance to take) without ever having to set foot in a school building. 2) High school credit that will go towards earning a Gwinn diploma is available for classes that are completed by the home schooler.....if that is desired. 3) The school district gets to "count" the student for State Aid which brings in additional revenue to the district. (A full-time student (six classes) brings in $7316 to the District. So even though we pay for all costs associated with the program we will make some additional dollars in the end.) 4) And finally, we have an opportunity to make "points" with the home school population, many of whom are residents of our school district. Fourth, the program is available to anyone who lives in the Marquette-Alger ISD or who lives in an ISD that borders the Marquette-Alger ISD. The only ISD that does not border our ISD is the Gogebic-Ontonogon ISD. So basically anyone in the UP (except for students in Ironwood, Bessemer, Ontonogon, etc) are eligible to enroll in on-line classes as a Gwinn student. The process for enrolling is simple. Gwinn residents simply come in and enroll. Residents from other school districts (MQT, Neg, Ishp, NICE, Houghton, Munising, etc) must fill out a "schools of choice" form which allows them to enroll as Gwinn students. (Schools of Choice forms must be submitted by 4:00 p.m, Friday, September 11. To request a form call my office at 346-9283). NOTE: Students enrolled as full time on-line students are also eligible to participate in MHSAA interscholastic sports. Athletic eligibility requirements that must be met by regular students must also be met by on-line students So that is pretty much what we are offering to high school age home schoolded children. Again, it is good for us and it may be good for some kids who will now have an opportunity to take classes they would never have had a chance to take. Please call (346-9283) if you have any questions.

God's Design for Science

Voted best science curriculum for grade-schoolers, God’s Design will sow a love for science in your students grades 1–8. The evidence supports the Genesis account of creation! From Answers in Genesis.

God's World News

Biblical Worldview: It is the most important goal of Christian education. It's also the mission of God's World News, the only weekly current-events paper that helps students forge a Biblical worldview.

GoodSeed International

We believe that we need to be crystal clear on the Bible's primary message the gospel, and then pass it on in a way that makes sense. To that end we are committed to: 1. Create tools.It is our goal to produce other TERM* materials similar to The Stranger on the Road to Emmaus, sensitive to different ages, settings, the illiterate, or such groups as the seeing impaired. It is our goal to translate culturally contextualized TERM materials into all major and many smaller language groups. Individuals wishing a translation in their language should know that, on available basis, we offer help and finances in checking, formatting and the initial printing. Our materials are geared for those having little-to-no Bible background — assuming nothing. This may be due to age (i.e. children), a remote location (i.e. tribal), or because a dominant religion hinders a clear explanation of the Scriptures. Also included are those living in post-Christian societies. 2. Teach people how to use those tools.

Google Earth Blog

This blog is dedicated to Google Earth (GE) news, features, tips, technology, and applications.

Gospel Opportunities Radio Network

Today, Gospel Opportunities owns and operates a number of radio facilities across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northern Lower Michigan, collectively known as the Gospel Opportunities Radio Network. Our flagship station is WHWL, a 100 kW station based in Marquette, MI. The network also includes two "Class A" stations, along with ten low-power translators.

Grace to You

From offices around the world, Grace to You extends John MacArthur’s verse-by-verse Bible teaching using modern media—radio, television, books, and the World Wide Web.

HisKids

Mission Statement: HisKids.net is an alliance of ministries whose cornerstone is Jesus Christ and whose passion is reaching kids with Biblical truth through excellent media resources. We've gathered the best in children's Christian programming and put it in one place so you can easily find safe, entertaining, and enriching content just for kids! Our alliance of broadcasters and partners work hard to make HisKids.net a place you and your child want to be.

History Revealed by Diana Waring

A very special collaboration by Answers in Genesis and Diana Waring—one of today’s most-loved “history evangelists”—brings you an unparalleled history curriculum! These top-quality history textbooks start at the beginning—roughly 6,000 years ago. Unlike the “politically correct,” evolution-influenced public school curriculum, this biblically based curricula shows students the real history of the world! From Answers in Genesis

Home School Info

Mission Statement of Website: The goal of this website is to educate parents about home schooling and the necessary requirements for achieving maximum success.

Home School Legal Defense Association

Home School Legal Defense Association is a nonprofit advocacy organization established to defend and advance the constitutional right of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms. Through annual memberships, HSLDA is tens of thousands of families united in service together, providing a strong voice when and where needed. This web site features current news and links to other home shcool resources.

Home School Radio Shows

Do you want your kids to develop a "taste" for great literature? Do you want to make history come "alive" for your kids? Do you want to bring some truly wholesome entertainment into your home that the whole family can enjoy? Then look no further.... Our weekly "Living Books for the Ears" newsletter brings you outstanding "old time radio" adaptations of great books and historic stories absolutely free. These fully dramatized half hour audio programs are a terrific way to introduce your kids to these classic tales. But everyone, young OR old, will enjoy listening to these excellent, wholesome radio adaptations (in great sound quality).

Homeschool Facts

Homeschool Facts is the brainchild of a consortium of homeschool parents, licensed educators, counselors and researchers. We are passionate about education choice, and especially the parent's right to choose their child's education. Years ago, when we came to homeschooling, there was little information available, and even less homeschool support. Over the past couple of years, we have collected information about and for homeschoolers. We would like to share it with you. Please feel free to browse our shelves, complete a survey, and contribute to this collection. If you belong to a homeschool support group, please check out our state-by-state listings and make sure your group's information is up-to-date. All homeschool support group listings are FREE. We will never claim to know everything there is to know about homeschooling, in fact, we continue to learn every day from all the homeschoolers we have met around the world. If you see something that doesn't ring true, please let us know. You're opinion counts. Why Homeschool:......

Information Network for Christian Homes

INCH stands for Information Network for Christian Homes. Since 1984 our mission has been to serve families interested or involved in home education by providing the information, resources and encouragement needed to teach their children at home in the state of Michigan, and to work to ensure the continued freedom to do so.

Jonathan Park

We hope that you enjoy your exciting journey into the world of Jonathan Park, based on real places and discoveries! Learn about creation and more!

Keepers of the Faith

We truly want to serve you by bringing you good things for your family. Things which will strengthen your faith, help to build strong family relationships, and develop good, godly character in your children. We don't bring it all, only the best, and only what we could offer to the Lord, Himself. That is our promise to you.

Kids of Courage

What is Kids of Courage? The Voice of the Martyrs publishes Kids of Courage (formerly LINK) materials for children 5 to 13 so that families and schools can include children in learning about and serving the persecuted church. Kids of Courage publications are committed to: 1. Educating students about courageous Christians and countries that restrict Christian worship. 2. Encouraging students toward greater spiritual growth by giving them examples of those who are risking all for Christ. 3. Providing practical opportunities for students to pray for and aid today’s heroes of the faith.

Kids Talk About God--Inspiring Children

About Us Kids Talk About God (KTAG) started with an idea and a vision. The idea is that children have a way of touching our hearts and reminding us that we must come to God with childlike faith. The vision is to capture their faith expressions and make them available to all through an online portfolio. See what Jesus meant when he said we must enter his kingdom with the faith of a child. Mission Our mission is to create forums for kids to share their faith. We make these inspirational expressions of faith available online without charge to children and families who visit our website or a sponsored webpage on our site. “If you want to have a lasting influence upon the world you must invest in people’s lives; and if you want to maximize your investment, then you must invest in those lives while they are young.” - George Barna, The Barna Research Group History Kids Talk About God started when journalist Carey Kinsolving launched a worldwide contest to find a child to feature in a global mission trip. The Mission Explorers Video Series (click here to view) has been distributed by Word Ministry Resources as video curriculum to more than 2,500 churches. This popular series is now streaming as part of the Kids Talk About God Online Portfolio. Impart a vision to children for Christian work on the mission field. After producing Mission Explorers, Kinsolving set his sights on writing the Kids Talk About God newspaper column, which has been in syndication for more than 5 years (visit Lifestyle Features at www.Creators.com). These winsome columns are now being distributed by complimentary e-mail subscription (click here to subscribe). The Kids Talk About God gift book, which features children’s quotes from Kinsolving’s columns, has been published by J. Countryman and Hallmark. This winsome gift book is now available as a talking book on the Kids Talk About God website. Website visitors hear children's voices when they mouse over children's quotes featured in the book. Click here to see and hear the Kids Talk About God Talking Book. Art from the gift book as well as art gathered for the Kids Color Me Bible is now featured in the Kids Talk About God Online Art Gallery. More than 70 pieces are featured in the order of the Scriptures they illustrate. Children may view them or upload them for printout to use as memory cards or to decorate their rooms. All printouts feature high-resolution PDF files in 3.5” X 5” and 4” X 6” formats. The Kid TV Interviews are the most entertaining part of the KTAG Online Portfolio. In the spirit of Art Linkletter’s Kids Say the Darndest Things, Kinsolving interviewed hundreds of children. Their responses to Bible- and God-related questions ran for 20 consecutive months on ABC affiliate KRGV-TV. For fun, insight and inspiration, take a few minutes to watch all 60 of the 30-second KTAG Kid TV Interviews. Children receive encouragement when they see that their faith expressions are taken seriously. Affiliation Kids Talk About God™ is a division of AMG International, which operates in 45 countries spreading the good news and ministering to physical and spiritual needs of the impoverished. AMG is celebrating 65 years of ministry. Credentials Carey Kinsolving is an experienced public speaker, syndicated newspaper columnist, author and producer. Many of Kinsolving's feature articles have appeared in The Washington Post and other major newspapers via news services such as The New York Times News Service, Cox, Hearst and Donrey. His subjects have ranged from profiles of well-known figures such as Elizabeth Dole, Tom Landry, Jimmy Carter and George Gallup Jr. to journey-of-faith stories of everyday Americans. Kinsolving holds master's degrees from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. A native of McAllen, Texas, he currently lives in South Padre Island, Texas with his wife Lisa.

KidsAnswers.org

Parents Dear Moms and Dads, Welcome to our new “Kids Answers” website! I have a passion for you to be thoroughly equipped to train up your children in the way they should go … so that even when they are old, they will not depart from it. Frankly, as a father and grandfather myself, I know that’s not easy in our modern culture. For that reason, the Answers in Genesis web team has created this unique site. KidsAnswers.org is designed to be a fun, safe, Creator-honoring place to find educational entertainment for your children. We will show free kid-friendly Christian movies, as well as feature a new animal every week, and provide coloring sheets and activity pages. We want your children and their friends to know and love God’s Word. Through the gifts and prayers of families like yours, we are committed to providing this website to encourage their love for God to grow. The Psalmist said, “One generation shall commend Your works to another and shall declare Your mighty acts” (Psalm 145:4). We look forward to partnering with you to exalt God’s Word in order to leave a godly legacy for the next generation. That The Next Generation May Know, Ken Ham President – Answers in Genesis—USA (Sponsor of the Creation Museum)

Lamplighter Publishing

Welcome to Lamplighter! Lamplighter stories are much more than good and wholesome reading. The character traits children assimilate during their formative years are the foundation from which a life of faith in God is built. Inspiring role models found in Lamplighter books demonstrate that outward compliance alone will not carry a child through the stresses and disappointments soon to be faced in adolescence and adulthood. Perseverance, courage, hope, loyalty, humility—these are the qualities to emulate, these are the traits to pursue. Though life isn’t always fair, we can be confident that each disappointment and trial is designed by a loving God for our good. Lamplighter books are edited within a Biblical theological framework to ensure that each story reflects the character of God and provides key Scriptures to be stored within the heart. The uniqueness of a Lamplighter book in contrast to other books with the same title is that they have been enhanced with helpful footnotes and woven with threads of Biblical truths that will be etched into an awakened moral conscience. These characteristics are what make our Lamplighter Collection so unique and highly valued. --Mark Hamby (Heard on Revive Our Hearts Radio)

Michigan Historical Center

Welcome to www.michiganhistory.org. In the column at left, you will find the six agencies that make up the Michigan Historical Center, plus our partners in preserving, promoting and interpreting Michigan's past.

My Wonderful World

Geography is more than places on a map. It's global connections and incredible creatures. It's people and cultures, economics and politics. And it's essential to understanding our interconnected world. But sadly, our kids aren't getting enough of it. A new National Geographic-Roper survey shows half of young Americans can't locate world powers like Japan and India. Twenty percent can't even find the Pacific Ocean. (More about the survey.) Without geography, our children aren't ready for the world. That's why we started My Wonderful World. It's a National Geographic-led campaign—backed by a coalition of major national partners—to expand geographic learning in school, at home, and in the community. We want to give our kids the power of global knowledge.

My Wonderful World Blog

News and notes from the campaign to give kids the power of global knowledge.

National Home Education Research Institute

The National Home Education Research Institute's mission is to: Produce high-quality research (e.g., statistics, facts, findings) on home-based education (homeschooling). Serve as a clearinghouse of research for the public, researchers, homeschoolers, the media, and policy makers. Educate the public concerning the findings of all research on home education.

National Weather Service

NOAA's National Weather Service Marquette, MI Weather Forecast Office 112 Airpark Drive South Negaunee, MI 49866 906-475-5212

Nature Friend

Nature Friend Magazine encourages children to appreciate God’s handiwork in nature. We are a children's magazine the whole family, including the grandparents, can enjoy. Every other issue is gently nudged towards an older age. This is easiest to observe by the two-page art lesson that goes a bit more in-depth than the one-page lesson. While 8-16 may be a nucleus, we publish drawings by 3-4 year olds and quotes/writings from grandparents. Its Beginning and Purpose Nature Friend magazine, begun in 1983, was produced mainly by the Stanley and Janice Brubaker family of Goshen, Indiana, owners of Pilgrim Publishers. It was born out of Stanley’s desire to encourage children to believe in God as their Creator and to seek out, recognize, and appreciate His handiwork. The popular “You Can Draw” feature was first produced by a young lady who lived near the Brubakers in Indiana. Today she is a pastor’s wife at a small country church in Virginia where the current Nature Friend owners are members. The site also features on-line shopping.

Northland Camp & Conference Center

Northland Camp & Conference Center (Dunbar, WI) exists to glorify God by supporting local churches and helping campers take another step spiritually. This is accomplished by: • Providing a concentration of God's Word through Bible-based, dynamic preaching and teaching; • Training a committed staff to model Christlikeness; • Utilizing a creative, appropriate program for a variety of age groups; • Furnishing a controlled environment where campers can make decisions for salvation, sanctification, and service.

Patch the Pirate

The Adventures of Patch the Pirate radio broadcast is recognized by the National Religious Broadcasters as being the third largest children's religious programming outreach. The listener-supported ministry is distributed free of charge. This outreach began with 45 stations and now enjoys more than 450 outlets, many of which repeat the broadcast several times during the week. Mission radio organizations including Trans World Radio, Caribbean Lighthouse, and other independent stations distribute the program internationally. The Adventures of Patch the Pirate radio broadcasts are underwritten by Majesty Music, in Greenville, SC.

Patrick Henry College

Institutional Mission, Vision, and Distinctives The Mission of Patrick Henry College is to prepare Christian men and women who will lead our nation and shape our culture with timeless biblical values and fidelity to the spirit of the American founding. Educating students according to a classical liberal arts curriculum, and training them with apprenticeship methodology, the College provides academically excellent baccalaureate level higher education with a biblical world view. The Vision of Patrick Henry College is to aid in the transformation of American society by training Christian students to serve God and mankind with a passion for righteousness, justice and mercy, through careers of public service and cultural influence. The Distinctives of Patrick Henry College include practical apprenticeship methodology; a deliberate outreach to home schooled students; financial independence; a general education core based on the classical liberal arts; a dedication to mentoring and discipling Christian students; and a community life that promotes virtue, leadership, and strong, life-long commitments to God, family and society. The Mission of the Department of Government is to promote practical application of biblical principles and the original intent of the founding documents of the American republic, while preparing students for lives of public service, advocacy and citizen leadership. The Mission of the Department of Classical Liberal Arts is to provide students with a broad background in classical languages, logic, rhetoric, Biblical studies, history, English composition and literature, philosophy, science, and mathematics. They will encounter a multiplicity of ideas animating the world's great leaders and thinkers of the past in order to see how God has worked in and continues to work in His creation.

Pearables

Christian Character Curriculum and Materials CHARACTER IS WHO YOU ARE WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS LOOKING...

Proverbs 31 Ministries

Proverbs 31 Ministries is committed to bringing clear Biblical teaching to women in every walk of life.

Reading Horizons at Home

Home School Solution Give your children a reading program that guarantees they will make fast gains in reading-grade levels through a tried-and-true research based program. The easy-to-teach direct instruction materials and self-guided student software make a perfect combination to any reading curriculum. Also, Intensive Phonics and ESL

Revive Our Hearts

* To help women experience spiritual freedom and fullness through practically applying the Word of God to every area of their lives and relationships. To help them discover biblical answers to the root issues that keep them from being all God created them to be. * To help women become spiritually fruitful. To give them a vision for their distinctive, God-given calling, mission, roles, and responsibilities.

Stem Cell Research

Adult Stem Cell Research The extraction of stem cells from adults and umbilical cord blood causes no harm to the patient. These are completely life-affirming options of research. Cures to diseases can be found without killing human beings.

Superior Home Educators

Serving the Copper Country in Upper Michigan. We are a Christ-Centered Support group established to provide fellowship and encouragement for Bible believing homeschooling families. We strive to do this through: Educational Opportunities Social Activities Newsletters E-Mail Updates Legislative Updates Curriculum Choices Conference Information Other areas as deemed necessary/ appropriate

Teaching American History.org

TeachingAmericanHistory.org is a project of the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs at Ashland University. The Summer Institutes and Saturday Seminars are funded by the United States Department of Education's Teaching American History Grant Program. They are offered in conjunction with Regional Education Service Agency II in Huntington, WV, the Ohio Distance Learning Academy in Toledo, OH, and the Western Buckeye Educational Service Center in Paulding, OH. Further information about the Teaching American History Grant Program is available from the United States Department of Education. We also maintain a list of other Teaching American History Grant web sites.

Teen Breaks

Trying to break out of your shell? Find yourself and others at teenbreaks.com. Peer pressure can be hard, and life can be tough. Learn how to live it. - Relationships can be?great?confusing?difficult?bad, and breakups can be awful! can be wonderful, scary, and terrifying - sometimes all at the same time. Help for both guys and girls in dealing with an unplanned pregnancy. is serious and permanent. There's no turning back, so don't be pushed or influenced by others.

Teen Pact

When the time comes to learn lessons in political science, Christian students all across the nation are turning to a TeenPact state capitol experience instead of just a textbook. TeenPact teaches the foundations of government with the legislative branch, beginning with a week-long session at the student's own capitol. Spiritually, TeenPact teaches Biblical principles of government and family, going hand-in-hand with the values of families who participate. It is very important that our young people see that spiritual revival is the answer to America's problems - not politics. We teach students that every Christian must pray and vote according to Biblical principles. Overall, studies in government are beneficial in any vocation. Our hands-on civics courses offer an incredible platform for rhetoric, interpersonal communication, and current events. There is a great need for godly, powerful communication within any arena and our goal is to train up a generation of young people to fill that need.

The Heritage Foundation

Current events from a conservative viewpoint. http://www.askheritage.org/ is the archives and member side of the Heritage foundation.

The Shepherd Press Blog

A blog by Jay Younts to help you with the issues of parenting, authority, discipline, worldview, and a host of helpful subjects from a Biblical perspective

The Teaching Home

We Offer You the Following Sources of Information, Inspiration, and Encouragement: Publications 1. Free E-Mail Newsletter Info - Sign-Up - Archives 2. Magazine Back Issues Info - Order Topical Index - Article Free Online Help A. Getting Started Info - Articles B. 120+ Articles Info - Archives C. Resource Directory Info - Directory D. Organizations Info - Directory For 27 years, The Teaching Home has provided support to home educators from a distinctly Christian perspective.

The Wilds

Since 1969, THE WILDS Christian Camp and Conference Center has been serving the local church with a wide variety of camping programs. From the serene, wooded trails to the majestic waterfalls, the Lord's design is everywhere. In this setting we have seen thousands of campers of every age accept the Lord as Savior, surrender to His will, and dedicate themselves to His service

U.P. Libraries

The Upper Peninsula Region of Library Cooperation, Inc.(UPRLC) operates a SIRSI integrated library automation system for 63 school, public, and other nonprofit libraries in the Upper Peninsula. This shared system makes information technology available and affordable in a rural area to libraries that are unable to afford stand-alone automated systems. The consortium's online public access catalog effectively expands the collections of small rural libraries from a few thousand titles to over 1.5 million. A 2-day a week courier delivery system expedites delivery to the consumer's home library. UPRLC's central site, located at 1615 Presque Isle, Marquette, hosts the online public access catalog, circulation, record keeping, e-mail service, web page hosting, reporting and remote patron authentication.

Using Google Earth

Learn more tricks and tips to explore your world more effectively in Google Earth.

Wallbuilders

WallBuilders is an organization dedicated to presenting America's forgotten history and heroes, with an emphasis on the moral, religious, and constitutional foundation on which America was built – a foundation which, in recent years, has been seriously attacked and undermined. In accord with what was so accurately stated by George Washington, we believe that "the propitious [favorable] smiles of heaven can never be expected on a nation which disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained." Why the name "WallBuilders"? In the Old Testament book of Nehemiah, the nation of Israel rallied together in a grassroots movement to help rebuild the walls of Jerusalem and thus restore stability, safety, and a promising future to that great city. We have chosen this historical concept of "rebuilding the walls" to represent allegorically the call for citizen involvement in rebuilding our nation's foundations. As Psalm 11:3 reminds us, "If the foundations be destroyed, what shall the righteous do?" Our Goal WallBuilders' goal is to exert a direct and positive influence in government, education, and the family by (1) educating the nation concerning the Godly foundation of our country; (2) providing information to federal, state, and local officials as they develop public policies which reflect Biblical values; and (3) encouraging Christians to be involved in the civic arena.

Wonderzone

Log on today and have an interactive adventure in truth! *cool adventures *games *greeting cards *daily devotions

WORLD Magazine

WORLD tries to be salt, not sugar. We like to report good news but we don't make it sticky-sweet. We also report bad news because Christ's grace becomes most meaningful when we're aware of sin. We want to be tough-minded but warmhearted. We are dependent on God and independent of any political faction or interest group. We don't let advertisers influence news content. We don't print glorified press releases. We like George W. Bush but often criticize his administration. We criticize corruption, even when (sometimes especially when) it erupts among Christians. We avoid sourcery, where unnamed sources spin the news their way. We look for provocative and evocative news stories that are the result of pavement-pounding rather than thumb-sucking. We don't want anyone to read WORLD out of a sense of duty. We like family feuds over who gets to read a new issue first. We want our readers to enjoy the world God has made, full as it is of nooks and crannies and weirdness. We stand for factual accuracy and biblical objectivity, trying to see the world as best we can the way the Bible depicts it. Journalistic humility for us means trying to give God's perspective. We distinguish between issues on which the Bible is clear and those on which it isn't. We also distinguish between journalism and propaganda: We're not willing to lie because someone thinks it will help God's cause. We believe that our purpose is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever—and forever begins right now. We like sex, within marriage. We're not amoral hedonists, but we're not stoic moralists either. We like the vines and fig trees God gives us. We read novels, go to movies, and listen to classical music but also jazz. We prefer ice cream to cotton candy. We cover movies, yoga, artists and travel; we aren't Christians with rules against anything that's fun because God made fun, too. We cover all aspects of the news: national, international, and cultural; politics and business; medicine, science, technology, and sports. We have feisty columns and religious reflections. We even have cartoons and a page with funny or strange stories of the week. But what matters the most is this: We believe in a God who tells the truth and wants us to do the same. If that sounds good to you, click here, follow the instructions, make your choice, and we'll get your subscription started right away. Your issues will be delivered direct to your home or office, plus you'll get FREE access to WORLDMag.com for the duration of your subscription.