Introduction from a New Member

[Jenny]

Hi! Thought I'd introduce myself. I'm a 27-year-old Christian who
was homeschooled for 18 years by my mathematician parents. Since I
grew up being fed conflicting information - Young Earth Creationism
from Sunday School teachers, homeschool textbooks, etc. and Old Earth
Creationism from my father (a mathematical physicist), "grown up"
books, etc. - I'm interested in hearing about the experiences of
parents who desire to teach their children about God's 15 billion-year-
old creation. I'm looking forward to reading your messages. -Jennifer
Vaughn

[Heather Isenhower]

Hi, Jenny, looks like we have a lot in common. My dh is a physicist and
holds to OEC. We have tried to respectfully teach this view to our dc
(expecting our ninth in Feb.!), since it often generates hostile debate
among Christians. We discuss problems with YEC, but we make every effort
not to show contempt for those who disagree with us. And we challenge
our dc not to parrot us, but to become informed, considered the
evidences and to be responsible to seek the truth, not to please us. I
find science to be facinating and faith building. It breaks my heart to
see division in the body of Christ over creationism. I hope this list
can encourage you. I have found the messages to be interesting and
helpful. I just wish there were more of them!

Please let us know what is on your mind. And welcome!

Heather I.

[Jennifer Vaughn]

Thanks, Heather!  I agree that science can be "fascinating and faith building."  And it's sad that many Christians think that proof of faith is belief in a popular scientific or economic theory over belief in the Resurrection.  My parents encouraged my siblings and me to think through things rather than merely accept them because someone else considered that a requirement.  I'm happy to say that, even though we have drastically different levels of understanding, familiarity, and interest in the creation debate, all five of us hold to some sort of OEC position. -Jenny

[Theology Mom]

Love to see that connections are being built here. That's great!

[Jennifer Vaughn]

Since we're all reintroducing ourselves, I figured I'd update and expand my original post (below).  I'm nearing 28 years old.  While homeschooled as a kid, my favorite things to study were Astronomy and Geology, but one of my least favorite subjects was Science.  This was because my mother used the A Beka Book Science curriculum, which stressed a lot of insects, birds, and other similar topics at the 4th-6th grade levels.  I'd skip ahead to the later, more interesting chapters, and then spend a full year protesting doing anything at the beginning of the texts.  You might guess, I was a firm believer against the popular "nature study" movement that became popular when I was in my early teens.  The main idea behind it - little kids should enjoy exploring nature instead of tackling the "hard sciences" - has a good point, but there's a strong hidden assumption that all kids are facinated by bugs more than stars. -Jennifer

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Jennifer Vaughn
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