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Attention all starving artists!

The Southern Baptist Academy is now accepting submissions for our Jr. Picasso Art Contest.  Submit your artwork now for a chance to win a gift certificate from Utrecht Art Supply!  All children under the age of 18 are welcome to enter.

Please visit the following web page for more information.

Christian Home Education Art – The Grace Academy’s Junior Picasso Contest!

By Mimi Rothschild

The Clanton Advisor reported on a story this week about coaches trying to keep homeschoolers from participating in public school sports.
“I don’t see how I could put a home schooled player ahead of one of the guys who is here all day long. It just doesn’t seem fair to me for the kids here at the school.”

WHY NOT?!

Do homeschoolers not pay the same taxes as public school parents?  Are they not American citizens? This kind of exclusionary attitude is what makes sports so intolerable for most kids.  I’m sure there are some great high school coaches out there, but I’d like to remind those who wish to exclude that it’s JUST A GAME.  We’re talking about football here!

I once knew a homeschooler who was allowed to play football for a public school team.  He was actually one of the better players, but the rest of the team made his life so miserable that he quit before the season was even over.  Coaches should spend their time trying to curb this mentality, not facilitate it.

By Mimi Rothschild

Your homeschoolers may ask, “Why would God let a tragedy like this happen?” This is a tough question to answer, and one that even the greatest theologians disagree about.

I believe the best way to approach this issue is to explain to your children the ramifications of sin. Ever since Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden, humanity has suffered the consequences of their sin. We toil under the sun for our sustenance, we suffer diseases and death, and we experience grief and anguish.

God gives us free will. As a result, we must deal with the consequences of other people’s sin. Tragedies like the Virginia Tech Massacre are an extreme result of sin.

Remember to explain to your homeschoolers that God has a perfect plan for this world. Even though it may be hard to see it, it’s imperative that we trust him. If we truly believe that “He’s got the whole world in His hands”, then we must recognize that God knows what’s best for humanity as a whole. Let’s try to focus on that bigger picture.

“Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” - Philippians 4:6-8

By Mimi Rothschild

The lengths that people will go to avoid offending people.  That we are willing to wipe away the systematic annihilation of millions of Jews (and other minority groups) in order to avoid offending Muslims is hard for me to stomach.

Schools are dropping the Holocaust from history lessons to avoid offending Muslim pupils, a Government backed study has revealed.

It found some teachers are reluctant to cover the atrocity for fear of upsetting students whose beliefs include Holocaust denial.

What about Christians who don’t believe in evolution?  That hasn’t stopped teachers.  Perhaps this situation speaks to the difference between fundamental Islam and Christianity.  Of course, this is quite selective.

“But the same department deliberately avoided teaching the Crusades at Key Stage 3 (11- to 14-year-olds) because their balanced treatment of the topic would have challenged what was taught in some local mosques.”

The more we whitewash history, the more we open ourselves up to the possibility of undergoing similar atrocities.  It’s time that our children face reality, no matter how ugly.  A lack of understanding about history is what allows such abominations to occur in the first place.

Read more at the Daily Mail.