Principles In Practice: Biblical Classical Homeschooling

Join me for an encouraging discussion with Dr. Brenda MacMenamin and her experience with learning, homeschooling, and applying the Principle Approach®.

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Jesus saved Brenda in 1982 and her life was immediately and continually transformed by His grace. Today, she's a veteran homeschool mom, mentors families in the Principle Approach® to His Story (History), and helps to equip pastors in her area.

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For more information and to connect with Dr. Brenda MacMenamin you can email her by using her contact form at: https://brendamacmenamin.com/
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You can learn more about her courses at her Teaching His Story website >>> https://teachinghisstory.com/

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Happy New Year!! After a two-week break, we're back to our Teaching Ten Series where we aim to teach ten others in hopes that you'll do the same. #teachingten

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"Conscience is the most sacred of all property." (Credit goes to James Madison for the wording).

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Have you ever considered that your conscience is your internal private property?

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We think that you'll find some fresh things in this episode to consider, ponder, and enjoy.

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In this podcast episode we address the following to help you understand the God's Principle of Private Property—Conscience:

• Internal and External Property
• Who man belongs to
• Conscience is a Biblical concept
• It's a sacred possession
• Who is really in charge of things?
• What is required of one's conscience
• and more . . .

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Join us for a discussion with veteran homeschool mom Lori Heffernan. She is taking her years of experience as a Principle Approach® mother and is actively mentoring other individuals and families in her community.

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Lori has been married to her husband John (a sergeant and program director at the Wisconsin State Patrol Academy) for 25 years. They're blessed with two sons who are now adults. She's a lifelong resident of Wisconsin except for her college years at Northwestern College in Minnesota (now known as University of Northwestern-St. Paul). She has a double major in Communication and Bible and a minor in Spanish.

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For more information and to connect with Lori you can email her at: meetinghousementorials@gmail.com

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We're continuing our Teaching Ten Series where we aim to teach ten others in hopes that you'll do the same. #teachingten

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Continuing on this topic, parents have a tremendous responsibility to teach Christian character. We have a rich heritage of historical documentation that fills us in on how our Forefathers accomplished this with their children. This is another key to restoring our nation. 

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So, what are some ways in which parents may teach Christian character to their children? Let's dive in and explore this topic together.

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We think you'll find this information valuable and worth your time. 

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In this podcast episode we address the following to help you understand the Principle of America's Heritage of Christian Character:

• How is character formed?
• Whose responsibility is character formation?
• How often is teaching and training supposed to take place?
• Historical evidence in America—George Washington is an example.
• Historical evidence in America—Appleby Grammar School helped to form Christian Character in America's early students.
• In what order is it formed—internal or external?
• How Christian Character is applied. 
• and more . . .

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We're continuing our Teaching Ten Series where we aim to teach ten others in hopes that you'll do the same. #teachingten

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Perhaps it's commonly overlooked and not taught but, America has a heritage of Christian character. It's up to us to learn about it and to restore it to our nation. 

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So, what's it going to take to restore our heritage of Christian character to America? Firstly, it begins with the individual. Once the individual has the Biblical understanding of this and how it was sown in America, then the individual can make a difference as he or she applies it to their life.

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We think you'll find this information valuable and worth your time. 

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In this podcast episode we address the following to help you understand the Principle of America's Heritage of Christian Character:

• Christian character--why it's our hope
• Ephesians 4:13 and maturity in Christ
• thoughts expressed by Neander and John Adams
• some character issues of today
• Jesus as a middle schooler,
• Biblical character--what is it?
• character traits of Jesus
• and more . . .

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We're continuing our Teaching Ten Series where we aim to teach ten others in hopes that you'll do the same. #teachingten

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Are you aware that Christian self-government begins in the home? 

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Do you know that in order to help restore Christian Character to America that Christian self-government first begins with the individual (let's say parents, for example) and then it flows to the children as the parents teach and model self-governing choices?

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We think you'll find this information valuable and worth your time. 

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In this podcast episode we address the following to help you understand God's Principle of Self-Government in the home:

• family government (does it begin *in* the parents or *by* the parents?)
• how government in the schools impact families and our nation
• Biblical and non-Biblical methods of governance in the classroom
• family to the church, voluntary organizations, and civil government
• why Americans established Christian Self-Government as their form of civil government
• the two different ways individuals may be governed
• choices of government (historical and Biblical)
• and more . . .

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Join us for a discussion with veteran homeschool mom Arline Helms. She is especially active with discipling homeschooling parents in our country's founding principles.

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Over the past 30 years Arline has organized countless events related to history, leadership, music, art, health, community awareness, and sports. She is gifted in addressing community needs and taking action. She has also worked on projects with the Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra KinderKonzerts, Chamber of Commerce, TeenPact, and Hillsdale College, among others. She served on the Muskegon County National Heritage Center for Constitutional Studies. She is a team member of the Foundation for American Christian Education (FACE) Principle Approach®. In 2018, she founded and launched the Youth for Truth and Life student essay contest. Arline credits her early homeschool years for these opportunities which continue to grow.

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In addition to bringing dynamic speakers to West Michigan, her own speaking engagements include presentations to the homeschool, patriot, and Christian communities.

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For more information and to connect with Arline, visit Reviving the Foundations with Arline Helms on Facebook >>> https://www.facebook.com/RevivingTheFoundations

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We're continuing our Teaching Ten Series where we aim to teach ten others in hopes that you'll do the same. #teachingten

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Are you aware that the key to the Christian character of our Forefathers and Founding Fathers was the Christian Principle of Self-Government?

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Do you know that in order to help restore Christian Character to America that we need to restore Christian Self-Government to the individual?

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We think you'll find this information valuable and worth your time. 

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In this podcast episode we address the following to help you understand God's Principle of Self-Government:

• what Christian self-government is
• examples of a lack of self-control
• is it liberty or bondage?
• the statement of this principle
• how this principle looks in the life of the individual
• biblically defining govern and government
• the difference between self-government and self-discipline
• and more . . .

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Continuing our Teaching Ten Series where we aim to teach ten others in hopes that you'll do the same. #teachingten

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Are you aware of the importance of our first and foundational principle as a Constitutional Representative Republic?

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Do you know where this principle is seen and why it's important?

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We think you'll find this information valuable and worth your time. 

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In this podcast episode we address the following to help you understand the principles of education:

• the statement of this principle
• where this principle is seen and why it's important
• the essence of Christian education and where it's found
• how the idea of gl🌎balism is counter to God's Principle of Individuality
• and more . . .

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Introducing our Teaching Ten Series where we aim to teach ten others in hopes that you'll do the same. #teachingten

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Are you concerned about education? Are you asking: "How do I know for sure that my children are getting a firm foundation?" or "What can I do to help my restore and keep our Constitutional Representative Republic?"

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These are great questions! And we think we can help you reason through them in this series. 

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In this podcast episode we address the following to help you understand the principles of education:

• the two aspects of a foundation in education
• what God says about our progeny
• the essence of Christian education and where it's found
• how we ought to go about educating children and why it matters
• and more . . .

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