Durocher's Blog

After years of homeschooling, Billy's parents decided to enroll him in the local public school. After the first week, Billy's auto shop teacher calls Billy's parents and informs them that Billy is behind. Billy's parents, perplexed and concerned, ask, " Behind in what "? Billy's teacher informs them that they have been working on rebuilding engines this year and since Billy hasn't used a standardized curriculum, he is behind the rest of the class. The teacher informs them that Billy will need remedial training to come up to standards. The parents are a little embarrassed and apologize. Meanwhile Billy's classmates have already belittled him for being the " retarded " homeschooler. Billy gets upset with his parents and blames them for his failure because "they" chose to homeschool him and they obviously weren't qualified. Shortly after, the school board calls Billy's parents in for a meeting. They accuse them o...

Family worship time The Bible never gives explicit instructions on family worship--or sometimes called family devotions. It's rather something birthed out of the principle of worshiping God and serving Him first in all things.  In Hebrews it says, "Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God. But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called 'Today,' so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin" . This is a good reminder of our daily dependence upon God. Family worship is our response. Going old school Jonathan Edwards said in his farewell address to his church in North Hampton, "We have had great disputes how the church ought to be regulated; and indeed the subject of these disputes was of great importance; but the due regulation of your families is of no less, and, in some respects, of much greater importance. Every Christian fam...