With the many glories of Knoxville fresh in our spirit, I today joined my bride and all of our children for a full day of preaching and speaking at the Houston SETHSA home school conference. I preached for about five hours on the subjects of biblical worldview, biblical fatherhood, courageous boyhood, and unity between church and home. Joining me as speakers at the conference were Jeff Meyers of the Meyers Institute, long-time friend Marylyn Rockett, and Jim Weiss of Great Hall Recordings, which produces outstanding Henty readings on tape and CD, available through Vision Forum. Scheduled speaker Dr. John Morris was replaced by our ICR colleague Mike Riddle, whose video science courses for high school students is excellent.
The highlight of the day for us was a conversation with a precious family from Corpus Christi who showed us a picture of their son and explained in sum: “Our baby is here today because we heard you speak four years ago and we were convicted that we should have a reversal.” To God be the glory for every parent that is willing to embrace the biblical mandate to be fruitful and multiply. If only more families would receive children as a blessing.
My boys enjoyed discussing with Mike Riddle recent evidence uncovered in England for dinosaurs living contemporaneously with man. Mike is a circuit teacher for the Institute for Creation Research.
After the event, we enjoyed a glorious dinner at a local steakhouse in Houston. I was reminded that all meetings are providentially ordained when the manager of the steakhouse asked if we were home schoolers. When I answered “yes” he told me his sister was “at some conference in Knoxville this week.” Joining us for dinner was Vision Forum director of operations Kevin Turley and his family. The Turley family is one of the greatest encouragements in our lives because of their ability to combine professionalism with enthusiasm and an infectious love that transforms all who meet them. Pictured below is Kathleen and Samuel Turley at the Vision Forum table.
