As I prepared to teach a new country I take some time to look up famous people from there, which is what led to this Mother Teresa lesson. I never thought of Mother Teresa as controversial until I started researching her. First, what country is she from, did you know there's an … [Read more...]
How we got a Christmas tree, or who is Saint Boniface
Have you ever wondered where the tradition of the Christmas tree comes from? It’s an interesting bit of church history that seems rather appropriate at Christmas time. This Saint Boniface lesson was one of our homeschool history lessons last year (2014, from when I originally … [Read more...]
Why you should do a hymn study
I grew up in the church, so I grew up singing a combination of classic church hymns and the latest praise and worship songs. You can’t be in the church long without hearing the story behind Amazing Grace, and being aware that many of the classic hymns have amazing stories behind … [Read more...]
Forerunners to the Protestant Reformation
To hear many people talk about history lessons it’s always a foregone conclusion the events will turn out the way it happened in the history books. In reality, there’s a bunch of smaller steps that you need for a particular event to take place. Take the American Revolution, it … [Read more...]
Post your own 95 Theses
This is a quick Protestant Reformation Activity you can do with your kids When Martin Luther went to nail his 95 theses on the Wittenburg door he did not do so because he was bored, or he wanted to upset the apple cart. He truly wanted to explain what he saw wrong with the … [Read more...]
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