A Visit to Jonathan Edwards’ Grave

For years I have wanted to visit the grave of Jonathan Edwards, one of my heroes of the faith. I have long been an Edwards enthusiast, and even did my D.Min. dissertation on “The Pastoral Theology of Jonathan Edwards.” I have visited some of the other important places from his life such as Northampton, MA, […]

Creating a Homeschool Schedule that Works for You

By Stephane Stegeman For those considering homeschooling, one of the biggest questions to consider is the question of scheduling. How will you schedule your days, weeks, months, and the year as a whole? Starting a homeschool is a big deal, and countless challenges await you, and that is why creating a schedule that works for […]

10 Marriage Lessons

Yesterday (July 26th) Steph and I celebrated our anniversary. It has been an amazing journey and I am grateful to God for my wife Stephane. She is a gem for sure. Here are some of the lessons I have learned along our 12 year marriage journey. See your spouse as a gift of God Scripture […]

Our Journey to Homeschooling

By Daniel and Stephane Stegeman When our twin daughters turned 4 (back in 2014), we were torn in terms of how best to educate our children. Daniel grew up in the public school system, while Stephane was mostly educated in Christian schools. Both were options for our kids, but we also had concerns. Around that same time, […]

Man Plans his Way, But the Lord Establishes his Steps

Last week Steph and I planned a surprise for the kids. A friend of ours owns a plane and a (small) airport, and we decided to take them flying. I will save you all the details, but in the end things didn’t work out. We had only told the kids shortly before we left home […]

America’s Imports and Exports

We have just come through 4th of July weekend. Here in our little neck of the woods (Mifflin County, PA) it was neat to see plenty of people proud to be American. Saturday night, I wondered if the neighbors would ever stop shooting off fireworks! As you know, it is quite popular to “hate” on America […]

Living in View of Eternity

Question: what is the biggest lesson we can learn from the Coronavirus pandemic? Certainly there are multiple lessons to be learned, but one of the key lessons is that we are all mortal (Hebrews 9:27). Just as we didn’t orchestrate our birthday, nor can we orchestrate our death day. Several years ago, a good friend […]

New Website! Pine Glen Alliance Church

I am delighted to announce that we have a new church website up and running. For the past two months, I have been working with Richard Fink on the project, and it is now officially launched. Richard was fantastic to work with and I would highly recommend him if you are looking for a web […]

Count Your Blessings!

On Monday I celebrated my 37th birthday! I know, I know, some of you think I am still just a young wipper-snapper, while others of you think I am starting to get “up there” in age. It’s all about perspective. Whatever the case, I know I am a blessed man. The apostle Paul asks, “What […]

Justice and Forgiveness

Justice…. That is the message we keep hearing over and over in the news. Ever since the death of George Floyd last week, there have been riots and civil unrest unlike anything this nation has ever seen. As I have pondered these happenings, I keep asking myself, what is the justice people want? Where […]