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God's Love for Us
“For God so loved the world
That He gave His only
begotten Son,
That whoever believes in Him,
Should not perish,
but have everlasting life!”
(John 3:16).
“The Love of God”
Words by Frederick M. Lehman,
written in 1917. Public Domain
This song beautifully describes God’s love
for us.
God’s Love Is Unsurpassable.
The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever
tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
And reaches to the lowest
hell.
The guilty pair,
bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child
He reconciled,
And pardoned from his sin.
Chorus:
O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and
strong!
It shall forevermore endure
The saints' and angels' song.
God’s Love Is Unconditional.
When hoary time shall pass away,
And earthly thrones
and kingdoms fall;
When men who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills
and mountains call;
God's love, so sure,
shall still endure,
All measureless and strong;
Redeeming grace to Adam's race,
The saints' and angels' song.
God’s Love Is Indescribable.
Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies
of parchment made;
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by
trade;
To write the love
of God above
Would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll
Contain the Whole,
though stretched from sky
to sky.
“I am convinced
that neither death, nor life,
nor angels, nor
principalities,
nor things present,
nor things to come, nor
powers,
nor height, nor depth,
nor any other created
thing,
will be able to separate us
from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus
our Lord.”
Romans 8:35-39
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Sunnyside Up
Look Who's Talking
We were taking our dog, Muffin, for a walk.
Debra, 3, was holding the leash. Muffin was
running all over the place, and Dad decided
to give his daughter some tips in dog
training. He said to Debra, “Say
‘Heel,
Muffin.’”
"Say, 'Heel,' Muffin?" Debra gasped. "Daddy,
Muffin can't talk!"
Submitted by Joanne W.,
Oregon.
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God Loves You.
Because we have been separated from God by sin,
Jesus Christ died in our place, then rose to life
again. If we trust Him as our Savior and
Lord, He
will give us eternal life.
“For by grace you have been saved through
faith; and
that not of yourselves, it is the gift of
God; not
as a result of works, that no one should
boast.”
(Eph. 2:8, 9)
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In This Issue: Black History Month
Black History Month
Black Christian History
Is There a Black “Race”?
Greetings,
Just a few notes on our Black History Month
issue:
Both terms, “Black History Month”
and “African
American History Month,” are currently
being
used, so we have used whichever term is used
in the resource we are quoting from or
referring to.
A Christian perspective
of this topic is provided by the information
included from Christian
organizations and publishers on Black
Christian History.
It is very important, as well, to teach your
children what God and science say about the
“races.”
Jesus prayed, “I do not ask on behalf of
these alone, but for those also who believe
in Me . . . that they may be one,
just as We are one; I in them and You in Me,
that they may be perfected in unity.”
(John 17:20-23)
May the Lord bless your family for His glory.
Cordially,
The Pat Welch Family, Publishers
Pat, Sue, Heather, Holly, and Brian
The Teaching
Home is a home-school, family-run
business operated in our home since 1980.
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Black History Month
Historian Carter Woodson, the son of former
slaves, chose the month of February as Black
History Month (originally “Negro History
Week”) because of the proximity of the
birthdays of emancipator Abraham Lincoln
(Feb. 12) and abolitionist Frederick
Douglass (Feb. 14).
President Bush Talks about
African American History Month
“The theme of this year's African American
History Month is, ‘From Slavery to Freedom:
Africans in the Americas.’ In America,
their
first real hope of freedom came on New Year's
Day in 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln
signed the Emancipation Proclamation in a
room right upstairs.
“With grace and determination,
African-American men and women have shaped
our nation and influenced American life.
“Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, Rosa
Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr., advanced
the cause of civil rights for all Americans
and helped change the course of American
history.
“Educators Booker T. Washington and
Carter G.
Woodson helped break down racial barriers in
education to provide opportunity for all
people.
“Americans have benefited from the
achievements of scientists like George
Washington Carver.
“Artists such as Pearl Bailey, Ella
Fitzgerald, and Louis Armstrong inspired
Americans and created some of the most
celebrated music this nation has ever
produced.” Encyclopedia Britannica: “Guide to Black
History”
Traces the African American experience and
achievements in the United States and
elsewhere.
www.britannica.com
Biography: “Celebrating Our Black
History”
Includes timeline, 200 notable icons, 101
fast facts, and online teacher's guides.
www.biography.com
History Channel: “Civil Rights
Struggle”
Offers online information
about Black History Month, including:
• Dr. Martin Luther King's
famous “I Have a Dream” and
other speeches
in online
videos. • Black History Month DVDs.
(Check for these at your library or
video rental store.)
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Free Indeed: Heroes of Black Christian
History
Use this tool to emphasize Black History
Month (February). The book contains an
overview of black church history, including
thirteen biographical sketches of leading
black Christians. From Bob Jones
University Press.
Free
Indeed Novel; Classroom
Edition (for grades 6-12); Teacher's
Resource Material (project ideas,
illustrations for bulletin boards, unit test,
etc.); Visuals
(color portraits).
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Black Christian History
Spirituals
Read online
article “Slave Songs Transcend
Sorrow.”
A historian has commented, “One of the
greatest miracles and movements in all
Christian history is the acceptance of the
Gospel by so many African-Americans. The
slaves not only appropriated the faith that
was culturally identified with the oppressor,
but gave it enriched meaning and depth, not
least through their music and worship.”
Also see spirituals at Cyber
Hymnal.
Heroes of Black Christian History
“The history of black American church
leaders
resonates with faith and heroism.
“In addition to the challenges that
normally
confront heralds of the gospel, African
American Christians also faced slavery and
racial discrimination. Their deep love
for Christ and their fellow believers and
their passion for lost souls made them
dauntless soldiers for the Lord, proclaiming
the way of salvation and the equality of all
men and women in God's sight.” (From
description of Free Indeed, published
by Bob Jones University Press).
Read online article, “Through Many
Trials and
Snares,” inspiring stories taken from
“Free Indeed” (above).
Resources from WallBuilders
Author and historian David Barton is the
Founder and President of WallBuilders, a
national organization seeking to
communicate the truth regarding our country’s
religious roots. Barton’s exhaustive research
from original writings on the Founding Era
qualifies him as an expert in this field.
Read Articles online
by David Barton, including:
“The Civil War: Honoring Courageous Soldiers”
“Black Patriots of the American Revolution”
“A History of Black Voting Rights”
“Black History Month: Honoring Godly Heroes”
“The Founding Fathers and
Slavery”
“The Bible, Slavery, and America's
Founders”
“Confronting Civil War Revisionism”
Setting the Record Straight: American
History in Black & White by David
Barton. A unique
view of the religious and moral heritage of
African Americans that has been expertly
intertwined with untold, yet significant
stories from our rich African American
political history. Book
or video.
National Black Home Educators
Veteran home schoolers, Eric and Joyce
Burges, founded this resource network that
includes information, parent education,
regional support networks, as well as a
newsletter and annual conference. www.nbhe.net
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One Blood: The Biblical Answer to
Racism
by Ken Ham, Carl Wieland, and Don Batten
God has “made of one blood all nations
of men
for to dwell on all the face of the
earth.” (Acts 17:26) So, is there
really such a thing as “the white
race,” or
“the black race”?
This ground-breaking book reveals racism’s
evolutionary connections, explains
easy-to-understand scientific facts, and
provides powerful answers from the simplicity
of God’s Word. From Answers in
Genesis. Hardcover,
Paperback,
Study
Guide, and Audiobook.
Read book and study guide online.
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Is There a Black “Race”?
How Did All the Different “Races”
Arise?
(Information quoted and taken from The
Revised & Expanded Answers Book
by Don Batten, Ken Ham, Jonathan Sarfati, and
Carl Wieland, chapter 18 online.)
According to God's Word, all humans on earth
today are descended from Noah and his wife,
his three sons and their wives, and before
that from Adam and Eve.
All the factors for skin color were present
in Adam and Eve. The amount of the skin
pigment melanin determines skin color, just
as the amount of fat around the eye determines
eye shape.
Modern genetics show how, following a
break-up of a population [such as the Tower
of Babel], variations in skin color, for
example, can develop in only a few
generations.
The biological differences between the
“races” today are not very
great. In
fact, the DNA of any two people in the
world
would typically differ by just 0.2
percent! Of this, only 6
percent can be
linked to racial categories; the rest is
“within race” variation.
There is really only one race—the human
race. The Bible teaches us that God has
“made of one blood all nations of
men” (Acts
17:26). Scripture distinguishes people
by tribal or national groupings, not by skin
color or physical appearance.
Racism Questions and Answers
Read dozens of articles on Answers in Genesis
website,
plus listen to several recorded seminar
sessions by Ken Ham. Topics include:
How have evolutionary ideas contributed to
racism and violence?
Where did the human races come from?
What is the Bible’s view on interracial
marriage and racism?
How Did Different Skin Colors Come
About?
Online
article with understandable scientific
discussion of genes and chromosomes.
What are the consequences of false beliefs
about the origin of races?
Are black people the result of a curse on
Ham?
Is interracial marriage biblical?
Where Did the Human Races Come from?
Read online article by Kevin James Bywater
of Summit Ministries.
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