Homework for the Glory of God

If your children are old enough, "homework" is something that inevitably occurs in your family's world. As they get older, homework becomes more and more a part of their life.

I recently read a series of articles that had some ideas about how to leverage the ever-present reality of homework to teach kids about God. Below are the 10 main points. For more explanation, click on the links at the end.

1. Explain to your children that God gave them their mind and it is his desire that they use it.

2. Explain that God created us to be “questioners.”

3. Explain that God chose their schools and their teachers.

4. Show them God’s creativity in their homework.

5. Explain how they can use their homework as a means of mission to reach other kids.

6. Use tests as an example of how God sharpens our faith.

7. Explain that God gives us gifts as a stewardship and it is a students job to develop those gifts and use them.

8. Word pictures are great for describing our relationship with God.

9. Use homework as a chance to teach cognitive thinking.

10. Spend time with your child helping with his or her homework.

Homework, a Devotional Time??? - Part 1

Homework, a Devotional Time??? - Part 2

Homework, a Devotional Time??? - Part 3