THE MAIN THING
Faith
Between the Lines By Latonya Moore
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Since a real relationship with the Father was lacking in our childhoods, we knew that we wanted more than sudren, we agreed that religion should not be limited to aca- perficial Christianity for our children, Dania and Ramya. demic lessons. Instead, our faith should be evident to our The desire for our daughters to have the foundation children in all aspects of daily living. that we lacked was the catalyst for us to find After many years of home educata church home that taught from the Bible. “The desire for our ing, we continue to incorporate lessons We wanted Scripture to be the primary badaughters to have the about God and faith in everyday life. sis of the teaching, rather than opinion or foundation that we This was not easy for me, though. I commentary. lacked was the catalyst did not grow up with a strong foundafor us to find a church tion in faith. Sure, I knew God existed home that taught from and I went to church several times a year. the Bible. We wanted This was my exposure to being a followScripture to be the er of Christ. But, I did not truly grasp the Our church leadership teaches about God primary basis of the principles of being a Christian. in simple, gentle ways. And, that’s the apteaching, rather than My husband attended church more proach we’ve taken with our daughters. You opinion or commentary.” frequently in his youth. His mother was won’t find us drilling the Ten Command— a devout believer and followed many ments into their heads each morning. InLatonya Moore church traditions, but he also lacked true stead, you will find us teaching our daughunderstanding of walking with God. ters by modeling Christian principles. hen my husband and I decided to take on the awesome responsibility of home schooling our chil-
Living Our Faith
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