Heart of Wisdom Blog

Feature Article #1

We Need Clarity to Submit to God’s Will

Imagine you are asked to do something for someone you did not know well. What if a stranger asked you for a ride into town? Or to take a package on a plane? But what if you knew the person intimately for many years. You knew their character, their morals, their motivations? What if the person was your father or husband? We will only submit when we trust. We only can only trust someone who has our best interest at heart. But many of us have a distorted view of God.

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Feature Article #2

Podcast: Homeschool Fears

This is Robin’s first podcast. There will be more if there is interest. Robin discusses the number 1 homeschool danger! Don’t miss it. Listen online or download to an audio player.

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Feature Article #3

Working Harder is Not the Answer!

I’d like to set the record straight. We are not the perfect homeschool family. I am not a super mom that has it all together. Most of my life I have run on a performance treadmill attempting to earn love and acceptance from God and others. The result has been a mess.

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Feature Article #4

Concern Over Hebrew Ways

A lot of Christians investigating Heart of Wisdom show concern about our focus on the Hebrew people and methods. Why?

Well, it is somewhat normal to react this way– It’s the same as the wrath of a mother bear protecting her baby out of love. We don’t want anything to take away from the perfect sacrifice of Jesus. Any hint of needing to add some kind of work makes those who love Christ and appreciate His sacrifice respond with a knee-jerk reaction –they are being loyal to our Messiah.

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Feature Article #5

Did You Lose it With Your Children AGAIN?

Have you ever lost it with your children, say a lot of things you regretted, then felt like a heel? Did you confess it? Did you lose it again a few days (hours) later? Why can’t we get victory over sin that plagues us?

You may have a spiritual blockage obstructing the flow of the Holy Spirit…

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About this Site

I am Robin Sampson. We have homeschooled for twenty years. My life is far from perfect. I have all the spiritual and emotional battles others have. Anything encouraging or uplifting on this blog is from the Holy Spirit. Anything that isn’t is because I wasn’t listening very well that day. I love God [...]

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Quick, Easy, Fun Meme: A B See Photo

Sprittibee came up with a fun meme idea the whole family can do together! The meme will be hosted by The Homeschool Post.
Simple: Take and post photos based on letters of the alphabet. Quick, easy and creative. This inspiration will get you to get out there and take some great shots of everyday things that [...]

4Jan2009 | admin | 1 comment | Continued

Most Popular Posts in 2008

Are You Prepared for Self Control?
Did You Lose it With Your Children AGAIN?
An Unplanned Delight-Directed Homeschool Day
Classical Education?
A Typical Homeschool Day?
Spiritual Lessons from a Deaf Dog
A Christian View of World of Warcraft
Working Harder is Not the Answer!
Should Homeschoolers Teach Logic?
Spiritual Journey: Reaching the Promised Land

31Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

Amazing Promises Jesus Made

The majority of Christian men and women who pray to a Living God know very little about real prevailing prayer? Yet prayer is the key which unlocks the door of God’s treasure-house. It is not too much to say that all real growth in the spiritual life-all victory over temptation, all confidence and peace in the presence of difficulties and dangers, all repose of spirit in times of great disappointment or loss, all habitual communion with God-depend upon the practice of secret prayer.

29Dec2008 | admin | 4 comments | Continued

Tweet Your Testimony on Twitter

Can you describe your testimony in under 140 words? Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows messages known as tweets, which are posts of up to 140 characters in length.

Help me spark a testimony fire. I’m asking all Christians to add a Twitter Testimony Tweet: (TTT). To witness on Twitter.Who knows [...]

26Dec2008 | admin | 17 comments | Continued

Christmas in Perspective

The gospel is the news that Jesus Christ has received us into his life. We don’t make Jesus part of our world; he has made us part of his, part of his life and relationship with his Father, part of his anointing in the Spirit, part of his relationship with his creation. It is this reality that summons us to faith and repentance…

23Dec2008 | admin | 1 comment | Continued

To Christmas or Not to Christmas? Holiday Dilemmas

How do you feel about Christmas?
Do you observe it differently now compared to how you observed it when you were a child? Do you observe it at all? Did you know Christmas has pagan roots? Does that bother you?
Don’t get nervous. I’m not going to tell you what you should or shouldn’t be doing this [...]

22Dec2008 | admin | 51 comments | Continued

Handel: For Unto Us a Child is Born

For unto us a child is born; unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder.—Isaiah 9:6

21Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

Happy Hanukkah

The Holiday of Lights — celebrating the miracle of a little oil that lasted eight days, and continues to illuminate our lives to this day.

Jesus preached three sermons in which he declared Himself the “light of the world,” and all three could have been during Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.

21Dec2008 | admin | 3 comments | Continued

Mary, Did You Know?

Mary, did you know That your baby boy will one day walk on water?
Did you know That your baby boy will save our sons and daughters?
Did you know That your baby boy has come to make you new?
This child that you’ve delivered Will soon deliver you

19Dec2008 | admin | 6 comments | Continued

Another Blood Transfusion

The hospital just called and rescheduled my blood transfusion for Thursday morning 8:00. Recently, I had several hospital procedures preformed to find the cause of intestinal bleeding I’d battled for several years (put on the back burner for a while to deal with heart issues). I lost 3 units of blood in the last few [...]

17Dec2008 | admin | 20 comments | Continued

Greek vs Hebrew Thought

What we now consider “The Church” is almost nothing like the Early New Testament Church. Think of an archeologist digging through layers to find out what life was like in ancient times.
To understand the Early Church we must dig through layers of a mountain of man’s influences shoveling off and discarding man’s traditions, theories, interpretations, [...]

8Dec2008 | admin | 10 comments | Continued

How Do You View God? Loving Father or Angry Judge?

Fruit of the Spirit Friday
How Do You View God? Loving Father or Angry Judge?

The ancient Greek’s viewed god as judgmental, angry, and elderly–detached from the world waiting just for someone to do something wrong. Sadly, this Greek view has permeated Western society.
Jesus’ disciples requested, “Teach us to pray.” He answered with a prayer beginning with [...]

5Dec2008 | admin | 5 comments | Continued

What Homeschoolers Should Know About Learning Styles

Studies show that seventy percent of children do NOT learn well in the way the schools teach-lecture/ textbook/ test–most students need more.
Learning styles researchers state there are 4 identifiable learners. The four-step lesson cycle is a way to teach to all four learning styles. It does not isolate one type of learning but, instead, teaches [...]

3Dec2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued

Spiritual Fruit Begins with Spiritual Rest

Fruit of the Spirit Friday - Spiritual Rest

Jesus said He would give rest to those who were weary and heavy laden. Spiritual rest is not lying down to take a nap. God didn’t rest on the seventh day because He was tired. His rest was a cessation of labor.
Rest is the opposite of work or [...]

28Nov2008 | admin | 2 comments | Continued

A Harvest of Thanksgiving

Our cat, Shiloh, relaxing in the middle of my dining room sidebar. She will need to find a new napping place tomorrow.

A Harvest of Thanksgiving

Be present at our table, Lord;
Be here and everywhere adored.
These mercies bless, and grant that we
May feast in fellowship with thee.
- A Table Grace
Steamy hot dishes, traditional and new recipes, laughter, [...]

26Nov2008 | admin | 2 comments | Continued

God So Loved the World

Every religion has a distant god far away from lowly humans. The human’s goal in life is to earn a place near him/her/them. But nothing they do is ever enough.
Christianity is different. God came to us. The faithful and dearly loved Son entered into this fallen world and went to the cross to bring us [...]

22Nov2008 | msdillie | 6 comments | Continued

One Week to Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Ideas and Links for Christian Educators

Click for the Thanksgiving Preparation Countdown Check List
What a great time of year to teach! Take a walk with a leaf identification guide, visit an apple orchard (we provide the lesson plan!).
Go on a Nature Walk: Take the Leaf Identification Guide and see how many leaves you can identify. [...]

19Nov2008 | admin | 4 comments | Continued

Seven Links of Spiritual Encouragment

The Super Simple Spiritual Sunday Meme is simply a list of encouraging links I have enjoyed this week.

Seven Prayers a Day @Bring the Rain
Faith in Focus by Dwight Pyror
Faith of Christ @Baxter’s Ongoing Thoughts
What Makes You Weak? He is Stronger @ Laced with Grace
In the Comfort of my Home the Battle Rages @Life Nurturing [...]

16Nov2008 | admin | 3 comments | Continued