It is 110 degrees here in Phoenix, Arizona, but the heat did not prevent more than 3,500 from attending the AFHE state home education convention where I had the blessing of bringing six messages, including a keynote presenting a biblical philosophy of Christianity and culture. We met many beautiful families in which the heart of fathers had turned to their children, and the hearts of the children had turned to their fathers. Thank the Lord for His tender mercies in the lives of these precious home educators.

The convention theme for the weekend has been multi-generational faithfulness, and it was an honor to address this theme beside my friend Jeff Myers, who was also a featured keynote at this year’s convention. In addition to my keynote on Christianity and culture, my other messages included: “How to Think Like a Christian,” “The Wise Woman’s Guide to Blessing Her Husband’s Vision,” “The Visionary Father’s Role in Home Education,” “The Blessed Marriage,” and “Uniting Church and Family.” Congratulations to the team at AFHE for having the courage to tackle so many controversial but noteworthy subjects. Thanks also to the numerous families who offered such tremendous encouragement to the Vision Forum Ministries team.

After the conference we enjoyed a sweet time of fellowship with some very courageous pastors from Phoenix, Flagstaff, and the vicinity. Each of these men was committed to building local churches that encourage fathers to embrace their duties in the local church and as family shepherds, that reject the youth culture philosophy of evangelism and discipleship, and that seek to follow the biblical patterns of family-integrated worship during the meeting of the church.