Home School Heartbeat Radio Program

Mike Farris:
Last time, I related how, as a young law student, the Holy Spirit had convicted me that while everybody knew I was a constitutional conservative, nobody knew I was a Christian. So I posted a sign announcing a Bible study for law students. That led to my first job, with a local attorney who had heard about my Bible study.

While I was working for that attorney, I learned that the Spokane Opera House was applying for a liquor license. Right next to a children’s play area. So I started Citizens Opposed to Opera House Liquor—abbreviated COOL. This group actually consisted of me and a woman in her 80s. But we succeeded in our campaign.

As a result, I was invited to be involved with a statewide pro-family conservative organization. And that led me to a wider circle of friends involved in political and legal issues. Eventually, I was offered a job with the newly formed Concerned Women for America, founded by Beverly LaHaye. Through Beverly and Tim LaHaye, I met Dr. Raymond Moore, who convinced me to start homeschooling my children. And after that, I started HSLDA.

Here is the key. I can draw a straight line from all of these significant activities back to that yellow piece of paper announcing a Bible study for law students.

God said to one of His servants, “You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.”

Graduates, if you want to do great things, be faithful in the little things. I’m Mike Farris.