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family from Canada
“We began home-educating with ATI in the fall of ’99 after attending the Admissions Conference in Indianapolis. The application of this training material has shown us that God will work in our lives as we use His Word, study the lives of faithful Christians, and practically apply the truth of Scripture to every day living. This is a new way of home educating!
“Prior to enrolling in ATI we taught our girls at home for three years using a variety of Christian-based studies. We found these studies to be uninteresting and tedious. My husband wanted our children to be taught at home, but found that he focused all his attention at work and had little input into the day-to-day activities of our ‘school at home.’
“With the ATI material and my husband’s strong leadership, we have the practical resources we need. We greatly enjoy our early morning Wisdom Searches, and if we miss a day the girls are disappointed. We are so thankful to those who spent years fasting, praying, and researching to bring us this wisdom that spurs us on to be more like Jesus. God bless you.”
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Advanced Training Institute
Founded in 1984, the Advanced Training Institute (ATI) is an individualized home-education program that is Biblically based and parent-supervised. The core curriculum is the Wisdom Booklets, a 3,000-page amplification of the Sermon on the Mount. Wisdom Booklets are interdisciplinary and age-integrated, enabling the family to learn together, focus on developing Godly character, and study academic subjects through the grid of Scripture.
ATI also offers many apprenticeship opportunities designed to train older students in skills and provide them with opportunities to use their skills in both ministry and professional capacities. More at ati.iblp.org >>
In Australia Contact IBLP
111 Mangans Road, Lilydale, Vic, 3140.
Australia, 03 9735-2633 http://www.iblp.org.au
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Adapted from material by Jim Logan, except where noted otherwise
The Hebrew father’s place in the traditional Jewish home is fittingly shown by the beautiful custom of blessing the children, a custom which dates back to Isaac and Jacob. To this day, in many homes, the father blesses his children on Friday nights, on Rosh Hashanah eve and on Yom Kippur before leaving for the synagogue.
In very ancient times, the father or patriarch was the ruler of home and family. He made laws and enforced them. Later, however, laws were instituted by teachers, parents, judges and kings. The father, as the master of the house, was looked up to for support and depended on for guidance.
The following prayer, based on a translation of the traditional Hebrew father’s blessing upon his children, may be used by the head of the household, whether male or female.
Sample Prayer
“Father, I receive, welcome, and acknowledge each of my children as a delightful blessing from You. I speak Your blessings upon them and over them.
“Children, I bless you in the name of Jesus, proclaiming the blessings of God, my Redeemer, upon you. May He give you wisdom, a reverential fear of God, and a heart of love.
“May He create in you the desire to attend to His words; a willing and obedient heart that you may consent and submit to His sayings and walk in His ways. May your eyes look straight ahead with purpose for the future. May your tongue be as the pen of a ready writer, writing mercy and kindness upon the tablets of your heart. May you speak the truth in love. May your hands do the works of the Father; may your feet walk the paths which He has foreordained for you.
“I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my children are living their lives in truth.
“May the Lord prepare you and your future mate to love and honor one another, and may He grant to your union upright sons and daughters who will live in accordance with His Word. May your source of livelihood be honorable and secure, so that you will earn a living with your own hands. May you always worship God in spirit and in truth.
“I pray above all things that you may always prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers. I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.
“In the name of Jesus, my Lord and my God, Amen.”
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