Textbooks as a tool for Satan

Enrollment is going well. I really was hoping for 50 students. I was going to cap the classes at 10. And I thought that was a low number. We only have 30. It is enough of a reason to open the school, of course. And, like what Pastor Zach said, God asked for our obedience, not our success. And our Lord will be glorified whether we have 10 or 1000.

I think my biggest dissappointment was realizing how low my 6th grade numbers were. I kind of wish I had stopped the grades at 5th. And I am at a loss on how to market sixth grade only.

I am reminded of all the Old Testament battles. There was one where God kept removing half the army until there were only like a couple of thousand. A tiny number to win a glorious victory. Will that be our campus? And what victory are we marching after? Truth. Making sure our children know the ENTIRE story and everyone's perspectives of historical events, or why an author writes certain things, or that a Science book has many theories represented as accurate.

I want the next generation to have information that I never had. My textbooks were so biased and boring. School was an obstacle I had to get through so I could make my parents happy and I could start my life. It wasn't until my master's that I realized how little I knew and how much I wanted to know. And I was SO disgusted by the lies and untruths taught to me in my public school education.

Surprisely, my purpose for sharing this vision, is not a religious one. It is not to directly spread the Gospel of Jesus. My purpose to sharing this mission is to bring families together again. To have time to play ball, go to the park, or hang out and watch a movie with each other. And maybe, by spending time together, they will slow down enough to see they are missing the foundation in their family -- the love of Jesus Christ.

(Hold on, I am about to sound charismatic and conspiracy theoried): Satan has found an outlet to destroy God's first institution, not the relationship between Adam and Eve, but the relationship between Man and God. This outlet is a slow, unconscious, brain washing of the USA through our public schools. It's not the politicians fault, it's not the parent's fault or the teachers or the students. I blame Satan's use of mammom in relation to giant textbook companies and their lobbiests.

I know, I know. The Christian Coalition opened a whole can of worms when they started attending Texas's Textbook Adoption hearings. It was a good effort, but all it did was to eliminate MORE information from our children. I want the children to have ALL the information and have them compare it to Truth (aka The Bible).

Children are very wise when it comes to Truth. Many times they act foolishly, but many times they innately know when something is true. If fact, they get so caught up in truth, like on the playground, that they will tattle on their best friend before they participate in a group lie. Christ said, "Unless you come to me like a little child" We attribute this scripture to believing in Jesus without "thinking". I disagree. I think the children were thinking very clearly. I think Jesus was saying, "The kiddos know who I am. Don't withhold information from them. If they believe in me, I can guide them to know the Truth, and not Satan's lie"

In fact, I would almost venture to say that by not telling our children about the 'bad stuff' or the religions we don't believe in or agree with, then we are saying, "Jesus, I don't trust you. I don't think you can really guide them into your Truth."