Author: Jeff Voegtlin

Dr. Jeff Voegtlin has been in Christian service for over twenty years. He is an associate pastor at Fairhaven Baptist Church in Chesterton, Indiana, and a Vice President of Fairhaven Baptist College. As conductor of the church and schools' orchestra program, and overseer of the educational program of the college, his teaching has helped to train hundreds of young adults to prepare for full-time ministry. After completing a bachelor's degree from Fairhaven Baptist College, he received a master's degree in Bible from Pensacola Christian College. In 2007, he completed the requirements to finish a doctor's degree in education from Bob Jones University. Dr. Voegtlin is available for seminars in instrumental and choral music practice and philosophy, for education seminars, and to preach and present the college ministry.

Acts 15 – Thoughts From My Devotions

"But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of…

Competent Humility – What I'm Reading

"Two things are difficult to mix together: competence and humility. This creates a quandary for parents when they consider the education of their children. Competence without humility creates an insufferable…

The Age of Accountability

Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither,…

Smart Toddlers – What I'm Reading

"One of the besetting sins of parents is to assume that little children (toddlers) know far less than they actually know. Little children are emotionally, spiritually, and intellectually sensitive. Inability…

Silence – What I’m Reading

"It's quite true some children are more verbal than others. This means some children will naturally be quiet and yet be quite content. But there are many times when a…

All You Need Is Love – What I’m Reading

"The fundamental goal of childrearing concerns who and what they love. Some may want to substitute other verbs, thinking the children have been brought up well based on what they…

Children Who Flourish – What I'm Reading

"When we garden, we know what to look for in order to determine whether the plants are flourishing. If they are brown and lying lengthwise on the ground, we know…

Real Education – What I’m Reading

â€œThe process of education is one that concerns every faithful parent, and the goal of such education is to impart knowledge to the childâ€“as long as that word â€˜knowledgeâ€™ is…

An Optical Illusion – What I’m Reading

â€œAdolescent children present parents with an imposing optical illusion. Because children at this time look more like adults than toddlers and because they are eager for increased responsibility and independence,…

Pentecost

23 Oct 2005November 27, 2019

About six weeks after the crucifixion, Jesus led his followers out of the city of Jerusalem, towards the town of Bethany, and up to the top of the Mount of…

War Isn't Working!

I saw this statement on a car's bumper the other day. When we walked by, someone asked me, "does that make you really mad?" I answered, "No." The other person…

A Curious Law – What I’m Reading

"The Old Testament had a curious law (to the modern mind). When someone was flogged, an upper limit was placed on how far the discipline could go. 'Forty stripes he…

B.O.O.K.

Introducing the Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge software: B.O.O.K. BOOK is a revolutionary technological breakthrough: no wires, no electric currents, no batteries. Nothing to be connected or switched on. So easy to…

WCC Hymnal

The World Council of Churches is putting out a new hymnal. It will be called "Songs of the Mediocre." Instead of altering ancient texts to be more inclusive, they have…

Provoking to Wrath – What I’m Reading

â€œScriptures tell fathers not to provoke their children to wrath (Ephesians 6:4). As we consider this, we should note that there are others ways to do this besides poking them…