May. 8, 2006 - Balancing the Sword Review |
I made a great discovery at the OCHEC Homeschool Convention - a Bible
study resource called Balancing the Sword. So many times, parents ask
me what they should use for Bible study and I usually tell them - the
Bible! I know that seems obvious but parents are so used to doing
curriculum for everything that they think they need a curriculum for
studying the Bible. Unfortunately, Bible curriculums are usually
structured around someone else's theology or philosophy so it's hard to
hear what God is saying to you personally.
Balancing
the Sword is different. You simply read a chapter in the Bible and then
refer to Balancing the Sword for questions about that chapter. You must
also read the cross references listed to find all the answers. The
cross references follow the theme of one verse throughout the Bible. By
time you get done reading everything, you've learn so much more about
the topic and all through reading the Word, not someone's commentary.
it's amazing what you learn!
For instance, in the first chapter of Genesis, I learned:
1. God created light here on earth. There is no sun in heaven - He is the light. 2. Night time is the beginning of the Jewish day. We once walked in darkness but now we are in the Light. 3.
God gave stars as signs for seasons, days, and years. These will remain
as long as the earth remains, but will disappear at the Day of the
Lord. A star was used to show the location of Jesus at His birth. Man
uses stars to interpret the weather, but most are unable to interpret
the signs of the times. 4. God wants us to be fruitful, multiply,
fill the earth, and subdue it using its vast resources in the service
of God and man. God gives dominion to whom He chooses for His purposes.
There
are two volumes. Each of the two volumes cover all 66 books of the
Bible but with different questions so you can go through the Bible two
times using the two books. You can do it from Genesis to Revelation or
start anywhere in the Bible that you want to. Although it is based on
the KJV, it does not seem to require that you use that version. I use
the Amplified and The Message and had no problem.
You are given
permission to make copies of the questions for your own family so you
can give each child a blank sheet of questions to answer. (I would
probably do this orally as a family - maybe once in a while writing the
answers to keep in my portfolio as records.)
Check it out. This might be just what you are looking for!
See some sample pages here: http://www.balancingthesword.com/PDF_Files/Samples_of_Both_Volumes.pdf
Their website: http://www.balancingthesword.com/
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May. 8, 2006 - Balancing the Sword... |
| Posted by ihopeyoudance |
Hi there... I went to this website and it does look like a good way to study the bible together as a family. Just reading the bible together is good, but I think it would help to have all the cross references, questions, and PICTURES... sounds wonderful!
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May. 8, 2006 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by casedwards |
| Looks like a nice resource. It’s a shame there is not more out there. I write the curriculum for my church and I would love to start sharing that with everyone. After this weekend’s preview service I will post a few ideas. |
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May. 10, 2006 - Looks interesting! |
| Posted by Anonymous |
My children are 10, 5, 3, and 1 years old. Do you think it would work with younger children? I looked at the samples and wasn't sure. I'd love to hear what you think!
Thanks! |
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May. 11, 2006 - Love it |
| Posted by homeskoolfamily |
We recently purchase this from Vision Forum and are using it for Sunday morning Bible study. I only wish we could print out additional study sheets from the disc.
Christine |
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