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Independence Day

The 4th of July is getting closer. I know you can hardly wait for the fireworks. Until then have a little refresher in American history. Read this Squidoo lens about July 2nd and Independence day tells the history we tend to forget while gettin caught up in customs.

Christian T-shirts

Along The Way now has Christian T-shirts and gifts through our print on demand shops. Christian Gunge, Text designs, 3D graphics. Something for women, children, babies, men, and expecting mothers.

Summer Break and Bible study

It's that time again. Kids are out for Summer break. The last thing on their minds is going to be studying. That's exactly what they should be doing though; at least part of the time. Not doing so can mean starting next school year stagnant. Sweeping out the cobwebs and the pool water. Many have to get their minds back in the academic mode.

Summer time study doesn't have to seem like schoolwork though. You can make them think they are having fun. Once the whining stops they may have fun after all. Libraries are full of education books in story form. While they are being entertained they will learn something.

Remember academics aren't the only thing kids need to know. Most importantly children need to know God and The Lord Jesus. You may think telling kids to read the bible will cause more moaning than telling them to study. It's in the approach. Kids love action movies and stories. Use that to your advantage. Tell them a little bit about David. Most will know that he slew Goliath but David did more than that. He had to rescue sheep from a lion and a bear. To make things more interesting look for bibles made for young people. Many are illustrated to satisfy children's visual stimulation needs.

Think back to the bible stories you loved as a child. Tell them enough to spark their interests. How you give them the reading material is up to you. You can surprise them with a book or take them along to the book store or library. Make sure to guide them along in their study. There is more than just the action. They also need to learn to walk like Christ.

Take time to ask your child questions and see what they have learned. A smile on my children's faces always brings me joy. When they are smiling because of God my joy is even greater. Does your child like crossword puzzles? Here are four based on The Bible.
Women of The Bible
Men of The Bible
Prophets of The Bible
Places of The Bible
These Bible crossword puzzles can be played online. Each one also has a printable version for solving the old fashion way.

I hope you and your children have fun learning and have a blessed summer.

Faith

HEB 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. HEB 11:2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. HEB 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which appeared. HEB 11:4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. HEB 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. HEB 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

It's Trek. Not track!

The computer has been crazy so updates have been few. Repairs have it going again. Well better anyway. It has been noticed that many post do not mention God. It's true that this is a Christian website. It is also a Family Friendly website. Many topics are covered here. Some of them are blatant advertisement (See next paragraph for example). Hey it takes a computer to create this site and those things aren't free .

Help support this site and proper pronunciation of Trek. Star Trek T-Shirts, Maternity T-Shirts, Plus Size T-Shirts, Mousepads, and more. Please shop now so this site can continue providing family friendly content.

If you aren't a Star Trek fan take a look at these Bald Eagle designs.

Thank you and may God bless you.

Cool Free Software

The image in the previous post was created using Gimp and Inkscape. The Tux penguin was borrowed from commons.wikimedia.org and created by Jan Vansteenkiste who released it into the Public Domain.

Would you like to create your own images? Would you like to find an alternative to Windows? Take a look at the Free Software page and see the programs used to create this website and most of it's images. With the current economy we can all stand to save some money.

Don't forget to set your clocks ahead

Penguin by Jan Vansteenkiste. Rest of image by Thomas Abernathy (tjustleft).

Time for a new page

Yes it's the middle of February and this is a late start. The computer this site is put together on is having some issues. Windows Xp and the main hard drive didn't like the last driver updates. Xp will no longer boot in any mode and the drive is about to fail. Thankfully Ubuntu Hardy was installed on another drive. Being new to Linux systems it is taking some getting used to but I'm getting there. At least enough to start getting some work done . Sorry for the slow start but the blank space below will start disappearing soon.

Do you like Alternative Christian Music? Check out the Music page. You can listen for free and you can buy MP3's. Bestselling selections. By the way the carousel widget looks cool .