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2012 MÂCHÉ Conference - St. Paul

Our keynote speakers were Phil Downer, his wife Susy, son Paul, and daughter and son-in-law Sam and Anna (Downer) Youngs. Our featured speakers were Derek & Cheryl Carter, Dianne Craft, and Bill Jack. The 2012 conference theme was Bright Lights in a Dark World.

"For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord; walk as children of light." (Ephesioans 5:8)

Support speakers were Adam Andrews, Robert Andrews, Nancy Bjorkman, Becky Cooke, Kay & Julie Hiramine, Mary James, Diane Kummer, Peggy Ployhar, Frank Sherwin, Debbie Strayer, Vicki Tiede, John Tuma, and Cindy Wiggers.

To view the workshop audios from the 2012 MÂCHÉ Conference - St. Paul, click here.

2011 MÂCHÉ CONFERENCE - duluth

Our keynote speaker was Larry Guthrie and our featured speakers were Carol Barnier and Zan Tyler. The 2011 conference theme was God Sketches from Nature.

"But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee." (Job 12:7-8)  

Support speakers were Adam Andrews, Robert Andrews, Steve Clark, Becky Cooke, Jonathan Friesen, Melody Gillum, John Hays, DuWayne & Miriam Heppner, Mary James, Diane Kummer, Sonja Shafer, Mike Snavely, Shirley Solis, Debbie Strayer, John Tuma, Ashley Wiggers, Todd Wilson, and Dr. Pete Wurdemann. 

To view the workshop audios from the 2011 MÂCHÉ Conference - Duluth, click here.

2010 MÂCHÉ CONFERENCE - rochester

Our keynote speakers were Dr. Lew Sterrett, Dr. Melodie Sterrett, and Lew's horse Spark. Our featured speakers were Rick and Marilyn Boyer and Vicki Bentley. The 2010 conference theme was Homeschool on the Range.

"Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me: for Thou art the God of my salvation; on Thee do I wait all the day." (Psalm 25:5)

Support speakers were Karen Bryant, Michael Donnelly, Melody Gillum, David Hazell, Mary James, Donna Johnson, Sandra Norlin, Peggy Ployhar, Shirley Solis, and John Tuma. 

To view the workshop audios from the 2010 MÂCHÉ Conference - Rochester, click here!

FRANCIS SCHAEFFER

Francis Schaeffer was one of the foremost philosophers of the 20^th century.  Many know of him from his book How Should We Then Live: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture. We have 89 talks given by Dr. Schaeffer in the 1970’s. Schaeffer is not for casual listening; he has heavy material meant for high school students who want to understand the impact that secular worldviews have had on society in the past and will have on it in the future.

With titles such as The Christian Answer to Man’s Dilemma, The Non-Christian and His Presuppositions, The Necessity of Non-Christians to be Inconsistent, All People Distinguish Right from Wrong, and Is Man Dead or Alive, this is great material to use as a basis for your young adult doing a research paper. One 20-minute session with Francis Schaeffer can spawn hours of research, writing, and serious dinner conversation. It is important not only to ground our children in the Christian worldview, but to train them on defending it and understanding the impact a non-Christian worldview has on the world we live in today.

To view the talks from Francis Schaeffer, click here.

STORIES OF GREAT CHRISTIANS

We have 61 dramatized Christian biographies produced between 1946 and 1990 by the Moody Bible Institute. Each biography consists of multiple 15-minute episodes, for a total of 1369 episodes. What a great way to start your homeschooling day! Listen to one episode each morning as you work your way through understanding the lives, convictions, sacrifices and examples of Godly men and women who have carried forward our faith over the centuries. Do you know about Francis Asbury? If not, you can find out by listening to his 24-episode biography. How about John Bunyan, James Chalmers, Jonathan Edwards, Fanny Crosby, David Livingston or George Washington Carver?  We have biographies on them, and many more.

 To view a list of all the biographies, click here.

NaTURE CORNER

Nature Corner was produced by Bob Devine for his morning radio program on WCRF in Cleveland, Ohio, from the 1960’s into the 1990’s. Each episode is a 10-minute dialog between Bob and a part of God’s creation.  Let your preschool and grade school age children meet Barry the Barracuda, Isaac the Ice Fish, Lester the Lungfish, Lenny Lens and all the other 490 characters, each describing how they have been specially designed by God. For your convenience, we have also grouped the episodes into topical sets:  Feathered Friends; the Human Body; Insect World; Mammals; Sun, Moon, Stars; Trees, Weeds, Plants; the Weather; and World Beneath the Waters.

To see and listen to samples of Nature Corner, click here.

RANGER BILL

Ranger Bill was produced by The Moody Bible Institute between 1954 and 1962.  Each half-hour episode lets your child live an exciting adventure in the Pacific Northwest with Ranger Bill, Henry, Gray Wolf and Stumpy. Each of the 214 episodes is entertaining while teaching Christian principles. They can be downloaded individually, or they can all be purchased on a data DVD for significant cost savings.

Remember the days where radio let you exercise your imagination rather than TV doing all the work for you? Let your children take their imagination for a walk. This is fun material for your child, whether for occasional evening entertainment or for while traveling on a long trip.

To see and listen to samples of Ranger Bill, click here.

SAILOR SAM

Sailor Sam is also a radio drama produced by the Moody Bible Institute between the 1970s and the 1990s. We have all 37 stories consisting of 422 fifteen-minute episodes. As with Ranger Bill, these stories let your children exercise their imagination. What does Sailor Sam, Buddy, and Nancy look like?  What about his schooner, the Porpoise? And as they sail to different parts of the world conducting the science research, what do the foreign lands look like? Listen as a family or allow your child to listen independently. Either way, you can be assured that a Christian perspective is maintained and solid principles are being taught.

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