Winter 2017

ext to John 3:16 and Psalm 23,

I Corinthians 13 is

probably the best known passage of Scripture. It is

also one of the hardest passages of Scripture to live

out in our daily lives!

“Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not

boastful, is not conceited, does not act improperly, is

not selfish, is not provoked, and does not keep a record

of wrongs. Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but re-

joices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things,

hopes all things, endures all things.”

I Corinthians 13:4–7

Since it would be redundant to say “A First Corinthians

13 Homeschool Mom” over and over again in this col-

umn, I decided to give this mom a name. I have chosen

Corrie, partly because Corrie ten Boon is one of my hero-

ines of the faith, and partly because both Corinthians

and Corrie start with the same letters. So as you read the

name “Corrie” through this column, please know I am re-

ally saying “A First Corinthians Homeschool Mom.”

So, what does a First Corinthians Homeschool Mom

look like? I will attempt to give some practical examples.

When the baby is crying and supper is burning, Corrie

is patient. When her children have been naughty all day,

and she feels like all she has done is correct them, she is

patient. When the third glass of milk at the same meal

goes tumbling over, Corrie is patient. When her son still

does not grasp the math concept that Corrie has ex-

plained five times, she is patient. No matter what

life throws at her, she continues to respond in a

Christ-like manner.

A Fi rst Corinthians

Homeschool Mom

By Kim Stilwell