Sharing with you today some September book highlights that I added to our church Book Nook. School is back in session, and minds are being conformed or transformed, depending on the setting and the teacher. A couple of the books highlighted this month focus on the importance of educational choices for our children and how to give them a love for learning and living. Another calls us to examine how we lead our children to the truth of the gospel and the genuineness of their profession, that they might not put their trust in a simple act but rather in the Savior.
For the Children’s Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and School
Susan Shaeffer Macaulay knows that every parent wants the best education for their children. No matter what educational setting they might choose, parents play an important role in helping their children develop a love for learning and living. This is done through the authority structure within the home, freedom within boundaries, respect to the child’s own personality, and time…time to explore and think and read “living books” that breathe life into learning. As Susan says, it’s true education without the “twaddle.”
How Important Are Educational Choices? CD
As Christians, we know that educational choices can hold eternal consequences. Not only is what our children learning shaping their minds, but the environment in which they learn and the hearts of those who teach them are equally affecting them. Doug Phillips exams educational philosophies, their consequences, and what we should biblically look for regarding our choices.
Your Child’s Profession of Faith
A parent’s greatest concern is the salvation of the children, particularly the genuineness of their profession of faith. How do we bring children along in their understanding of the gospel? How can we know if our children have responded to God’s grace or to an outward pressure? Dennis Gundersen discusses how to recognize the essentials of a genuine profession—for the child’s eternal welfare. One of the ways is to “fix your child’s eyes on Christ, not on his own profession.” This is a valuable book for all who work with children and desire for them to come to an understanding faith in Christ.
