April 2008 - Posts

• Better Off with Minimal Electricity

  My friend Scott Strain told me about an excellent book called “ Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology .” It’s about a couple who lived with a Mennonite-type community for 18 months without electricity, and the wonderful experience Read More... Posted Sunday, April 27, 2008 1:11 AM by jer | 1 Comments Filed under: Adventure, Life

• Learning about Herbs in your Homeschool

  Here's a fascinating article about teaching herbalism in your homeschool. It's called "Stinging Nettle Teaches Homeschooled Teenager Why People Like to Shop." This is written by the wife of the family who started the Learning Herbs site Read More... Posted Saturday, April 26, 2008 6:05 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Homeschool, Food

• Learning about Herbs is fun!

  I've found a great website called Learning Herbs . They have a fun board game called Wildcraft, which is a great way for the family to learn which herbs you would apply to help which ailments. The kids really cracked up when they got "diarrhea" Read More... Posted Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:13 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Homeschool, Gardening, Food

• You're a Picture Who Defies All Words

  This song was written together by another of our home churches. It's to the familiar tune of "If" by Bread. You'll notice that with some of our songs, we don't always completely rewrite them, but sometimes we simply modify the original Read More... Posted Saturday, April 12, 2008 10:32 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Church Life

• There's a Stirring

  This song was written by the same church that wrote "Holy Child of God". It's to the tune "There's a Stirring" by Caedman's Call, one of their early songs. You may have some difficulty finding the music for this one, but Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 10:17 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Church Life

• Telling Our Story Through Song

  In response to questions about church life, I have written some posts here and there about my experiences in our radical community home church. But often it's hard to convey our full experience. But out of our fellowship with Christ and His Body comes Read More... Posted Monday, April 07, 2008 8:14 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Church Life

• Visit Tolkien's Tower

  The two towers thought to be the inspiration for Tolkien are located in Birmingham and now available for touring! Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 8:33 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Books

• A Penguin Story for April 1st

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7324127.stm Click on the picture of the penguins. Enjoy! Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 11:20 AM by jer | 0 Comments Filed under: Holidays & Special Events