Home School Heartbeat Radio Program

Mike Farris:
Mariah Perrigan joined us last time to explain how she and her children have developed encouraging postcards to let their government representatives know that they’re praying for them.

Another important aspect of civic involvement is learning to address issues in a constructive fashion. Mariah, tell us about the worksheet you and your children complete for current policy issues.

Mariah Perrigan:
I would like to briefly describe the most important resource we’ve created: the Issues Appeal form. This form depends on the diligence of wise individuals who are willing to provide our children with a simplification of complex political issues. So, in other words, godly men and women that you ask to help you.

It’s based on a table, it has three sections for the godly men and women to record their answers in, and it’s broken into these sections: (1) what God says generally (or specifically!) about the issue in His word; (2) what the representative has communicated about his views on the issue; (3) the godly man or woman’s personal insights as they relate to the current issue. The last box on the form asks them to translate this wisdom into a proposal for action.

Honestly, I believe this is the most important part of the worksheet because, by offering positive feed-back in response to a problem, instead of just complaining about it, we are illustrating a Christ-like willingness to be part of the solution.

Mike:
Mariah, when I first met you and saw these forms, I was very excited. I can’t wait for our listeners to hear more. I’m Mike Farris.