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  1. 1 Corinthians chapter 8 also speaks to this issue. :001_smile:
  2. Like I said, "wouldn't it be nice if we all simply treated everyone with kindness and consideration, instead of trying to make a statement just to be heard? Go and enjoy the convention, be discerning in line with the beliefs you hold, and be nice to everyone. Simple." I didn't mean that with a "we gotta suck it up and so should you" tone, which I realize is hard to convey. It's more a tone of practicality; this is life. :001_smile: So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Phil 2:1-4
  3. Numerous reasons. Promoting your belief is not mocking. To mock means to treat with ridicule, scorn, or derision. It's all in the context and intent. The wording of several posts here was indicative of an intent to provoke others by wearing something deliberately and strikingly out of accord with the general worldview at a convention. "DH is threatening to wear obnoxious pro evolution tshirts the whole time we are there, but hopefully he won't." (Why not? Because you recognize it could be provocative?) "DW informed me that I should wear my rainbow-tye dye-two moms shirt since I'll be missing the actual pride parade. I don't think I will, but it is an amusing thought." and "If you do, you definitely need to come back here and tell us how it went." and "Just had to say I would just love to see this!" (Why would this be *amusing*? Tell us how *what* went? Would just love to see *what*, exactly? Whether the shirt provoked any reactions?) I can't read hearts or secret intentions. I can only read words. These words sure seem to reveal an intention to provoke, through derision or scorn, some kind of reaction from people of a different belief. Doing so is not going to win friends or influence people in a very positive way.
  4. Why would you need to "handle" anything? You are voluntarily going to an open event where there will be overt Christian stuff happening. So what? Why would this alter the behavior we all should expect from one another? We Christians live in a world that largely goes against our beliefs, all day, every day. How should I "handle" going to the grocery store? It's not Christian. How should I "handle" going to the library? It's not Christian. How should I "handle" the secular curricula I choose for our school? It has non-Christian stuff in it. Every one of us, regardless of creed, is faced every day with stuff that doesn't fit our particular belief system. Why anyone thinks a Christian homeschool convention is an appropriate place to wear deliberately provocative attire in order to mock Christian beliefs is utterly beyond me. Particularly when those same groups loudly and frequently insist that Christians must tolerate *their* beliefs. There are jackwagons of every creed and color; wouldn't it be nice if we all simply treated everyone with kindness and consideration, instead of trying to make a statement just to be heard? Go and enjoy the convention, be discerning in line with the beliefs you hold, and be nice to everyone. Simple.
  5. We sing this to the tune of "Yankee Doodle." Virginia, Georgia, Delaware, and North Carolina, Massachusetts, Maryland and South Carolina; Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut the Colonies of America!
  6. I used a jelly-roll pan, spread cookie dough out in the entire pan, and baked it. We put melted chocolate chips (with just a dab of margarine added to thin it) in a baggie, snipped a corner off, and squeezed to make outlines of countries and seas. Green frosting for land, sprinkled with graham cracker crumbs for desert; blue frosting for oceans, blue gel in a tube for rivers, chocolate chips for mountains, etc. It's a lot more fun to *eat* your map of Egypt (or Greece or China or whatever) when you're done, than to find a place to store the salt maps. :D If you do the salt map, the drying time really depends on humidity. We live in a very arid climate and ours were dry in a couple of days. Those inexpensive "disposable" aluminum baking pans are great for salt maps.
  7. We used FLL, then transitioned into R&S 3. My kids are in levels 5 and 7 this year. Yes, there is a lot of review. Every R&S level goes through the parts of speech chapter by chapter. Each chapter starts with review, then adds new concepts. While the review is repetitious, it is also what seals that knowledge in a growing mind. Evaluating and using proper grammar becomes intuitive. I wouldn't recommend skipping an entire level, but both of my kids have progressed (by level 5) to a lot more autonomy in their Grammar studies. Knowing that the first few lessons of each chapter are review, I simply ask them to read the lesson. I challenge them to look for the new concepts in each chapter. Some lessons are review only, and we don't bother with doing any oral or written exercises if they demonstrate clear understanding. They come to me if there is a new concept that they need help with. There's always new stuff, which is why skipping a level would mean there would be holes going into the level beyond. Hope this is helpful. :)
  8. Cindy, I formerly worked as a physical therapist. It's been a long time since I posted at WTM but I had to come out of lurkdom to talk about my former career! PT was once a bachelor's degree. In the 1980's, the professional organization pushed for Master's degrees for entry-level positions; by the 90's, they were pushing for doctorates for all entry-level PT's. While this has advanced the level of education of PT's, it has also made it a less accessible career because of the greater time and cost to just get the degree. Be aware that your son will need to pursue a doctorate to get into the field as a licensed PT. Many accredited PT programs require a Bachelor's degree for admission, followed by 2-3 years of a full load of coursework to complete the DPT. Look here for accredited PT programs in the US. http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?section=PT_Programs&template=/aptaapps/accreditedschools/acc_schools_map.cfm&process=3&type=PT I would suggest that your son (1)start volunteering in a hospital PT department when he is old enough to do so. He might have to simply fold towels and watch the happenings for a while, but this will give him exposure to the basics of the field. (2)As he gets older he could get a position as a physical therapy aide (requires no certification and most places will train) for some hands-on experience. All PT programs will require X hours of prior experience, either as volunteer or aide. I'd also recommend that your son visit any PT schools near you, even if it's not the one he eventually wants to attend, and see if he could interview them about their suggestions and requirements for admission. In a nutshell, cover biology, chemistry, physics (he will need 2 semesters of each in his Bachelor's studies); anatomy and physiology, and dissection. Math as far as he can go - but engineering-level calc is probably not necessary. The more you can do with Latin and Greek roots, the better - everything medicalese is based on the roots. Best wishes to your son - I loved my job and will be hoping he continues to be drawn to join the field!
  9. May I interject that it was not my personal intention to use the term in a confrontational way nor to make anyone look evil. :) Dispies believe that there remains a special plan for Israel yet to be fulfilled in the end times, while Covenant/Reformed views on end times see the Church in that place. As a Calvinist, I believe that God's elect are God's elect, Jew or Gentile.
  10. About the difference in the view of Israel - I am really a beginner in sorting this out, but I think that dispensationalists (usually not Reformed) hold that the believing remnant of Israel will be saved through Christ during the end times; the Reformed view of eschatology is "replacement" theology, which says that the Church has replaced Israel and Israel no longer holds a special place in how the end times will play out.
  11. CAMom gave a great, concise answer. Calvinism deals with soteriology - the "how" of salvation. Reformed Theology encompasses a Calvinist soteriology as well as other distinctives like covenant family/paedobaptism, and typically a non-dispensational view of eschatology (often amillenial). This might make it easier: all Reformed are Calvinist, but not all Calvinists are Reformed. In other words, there are Calvinists who are dispensational in eschatology and credobaptist. And a slight correction to one of the early responses: the 5 Solas are not the same as the 5 points of Calvinism. The 5 Solas divide historic Protestantism from Catholicism, so all Protestants should be 5-point, um, Sola-ists - but not all Protestants are 5 or even 3 or 4-point Calvinists.
  12. Chopped (cooked) chicken celery - medium dice green onion - chopped whisk a few shakes of curry powder into your mayo before tossing My grandmother always put diced pineapple chunks (well-drained) or halved red seedless grapes into chicken salad. I love it best served over butter lettuce, with a buttery croissant on the side. :)
  13. Pilates is much more focused on strengthening, particularly the "core" (abdominal and spinal) muscles. VERY challenging exercises. No spirituality involved. Yoga is focused on flexibility along with the spiritual aspect.
  14. The ability/desire to eat a wide variety of foods is not necessarily a behavior that can be trained into or spoiled out of a child. There are many possible reasons for picky eating and yes, it's possible that your picky eater is "spoiled", but I'd rule out other possibilities before taking a hard-line "eat what we're eating or starve" approach.
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