Lifestyle Homeschooling
My little buddy Jeremiah, now 12 years old, has been by my side most of the week, helping in significant ways. Just yesterday we were cleaning up the shop (he loves to organize things), and his job was sorting the … Read more
The Old Paths: Hope for the Family
Question from a Father: I have raised three girls and they all turned out well. My last child is a boy who has just turned fourteen. I am seeing signs of trouble and need some advice. I don’t think I … Read more
The Devil’s Hug
This article is rated R—not for children under 18, and possibly not for any unmarried person who wishes to remain in innocent ignorance. Dear Mrs. Pearl, I don’t want you to think I am dishonoring my husband. My heart is … Read more
The 2-Year-Old Terminator
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Pearl, Reading your posts about boys has encouraged me so much. I am married to a visionary (turning into a command man) and I have two little boys, a three-year-old and a two-year-old. Oh my word! … Read more
Working Women and Dust Pan Men?
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Pearl, First of all, praise God for Created to Be His Help Meet! A woman at my church recommended this book to me. I started reading it and it has changed my life and my marriage! … Read more
From Our Mailbox: Jesus Paid it All
Dear NGJ Ministries, Thank you for sending my order of Sanctification/Sin No More in good time. It was something I thought I should listen to, as I thought it was going to be another thing I would try in my … Read more
The Two-Brained Kid
Just the other day, I heard an old mule trainer make one of the wisest statements about child training I have ever heard. He was not talking about children; he was talking about one of the most notoriously stubborn animals … Read more
Two Year Old Trouble
A Reader Asks My son is 2 years and 10 months. He is a bright, affectionate, patient, obedient child. Or at least he was until about 3–4 weeks ago. At that point he decided to start fighting me on EVERYTHING. … Read more
Seven Things I See
We are now old and full of years. It is different than we supposed. Our souls—who we are—haven’t aged at all, and we are not alone in that. All my life I have heard the elderly speak of their aging … Read more
Seven Pearls for Finding a Happy Marriage
Our 45th wedding anniversary is upon us. That’s a lot of wonderful years together. We were sitting at the table this morning discussing
Teenagers Ask…
I am struggling with my faith. I don’t understand why God takes kids and good people up to him at such a young age. I’ve written Christians
How Do You Set Up a True New Testament Church?
When one believer, joined by other faithful disciples, does the work of the church – sharing the gospel – and they assemble together for prayer, mutual encouragement and discipleship of new converts, you have a New Testament church.
But I Wanted to Ask Mr. Pearl
How can we minister as a family when we live out in the country and rarely encounter unsaved people?
This I Have Observed
Every family I meet, be they delightfully exemplary or sadly dysfunctional, provokes me to analyze what they did right or wrong that brought them to this place in life.
Homeschooling High Schoolers?
I have two sons and we’ve homeschooled them all their lives and loved it. But high school has been a little different. How can average suburbanites accomplish homeschooling through high school?
