P’s Porridge Hot:
I saw your ad about “10 P’s in Pod” and smiled —— I have known Arnold Pent III for years and grew up with his wife and served in the same church with them for years. This book is great. I read it years ago. They continue to serve the Lord and are a blessing to behold as a family group. CSBNERN
From a Mother of 10 P’s (or F’s) in Her Pod: Carmon Freidrich
For a deeper look into the ins and outs and idiosyncrasies of large family life, Vision Forum has just published a book about a real-life big family, the Arnold Pents, who did carschooling before carschooling was cool. Think about the debt we owe to the pioneers of the homeschool movement who put their freedom on the line to teach their own children, then be in awe of people like the Pents, who were the Lewis and Clarks of the homeschool movement, mapping the trail that the pioneers followed.
Even though that trail was mapped and blazed, it’s still the road less traveled, and having a big family to take on the journey is, despite growing numbers of growing numbers, a path few ever find. It is not an easy path, but it’s not just for spiritual giants who have life’s great problems figured out. It’s for humble folks who know that they can’t figure out anything without the help of their Father in heaven, who knows all the answers and provides the groceries for those hungry mouths and the strength for our weary arms.
From Another Pot of P’s
Thanks for this article. I ordered it immediately. We are also “ten P’s” (Parrish’s and just had boy# 5 to go with the 3 sisters in August). We have ordered from Vision Forum before and do so enjoy what you are all doing. To Jesus Christ be the Glory!! In His Service, Richard
Adapted From My Introduction to 10 P’s
Future historians may look back on the Arnold Pent family and describe them as the “first modern home school family.” Long before there were any state home schooling organizations or curriculum fairs, Arnold Pent declared his independence from government education and his dependence on Jesus Christ in the training of his children.
No one told him to do this. He simply read the Bible and determined to follow the clear principles found within its pages and to be obedient to God — regardless of the consequences.
Like all great visionary leaders, Arnold Pent was a man with many wonderful directives for his family. The world would probably describe these initiatives as eccentricities, but they were not. In fact, Arnold Pent discovered something that all fathers would be well advised to consider: True Christian leadership in the household is born in the fire of adversity. The noblest and most God-blessed expressions of biblical fatherhood are cultivated always and only by taking the path less traveled.
I feel a special kinship to the Pent family. As a boy, I traveled constantly with my father, having visited forty-nine of the fifty states by the time I was eighteen. I sat with him for tens of thousands of miles and listened to books on tape, sermons, histories, and theology lectures. They were glorious times. We discussed everything, we saw great sights, and I always felt like I was a part of my father’s life mission. There is no doubt in my mind that my life was shaped by a father who made it his commitment to have me by his side and to daily speak words of life and love into my heart.
As I now seek to lead the 9 P’s (Phillips’)in my own pod, I will look back with eternal gratitude on the example of the 10 P’s who came before us.
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