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.

Mental Muscle

"Nor should the psychologically ambiguous but commonsensical idea of a 'mental discipline' confuse anyone. Admittedly, to some, it conjures up the picture of a little muscle behind the ears grown…

Basics Scorn

"The chief sin of the modern school in this regard springs from a pervasive attitude in the teaching profession -- a peculiar scorn for the basic ideas, underlying assumptions, and…

"Escape" Reading

"One cannot help but observe the trend in modern schools to substitute light 'escape' reading for the more difficult classics. This practice is defended in the name of getting students…

Shallow Oceans

"The wider the ocean of course offerings, the narrower the education of the individual student. When left to himself, the student, who by definition lacks knowledge and mature discernment, often…

Teaching and Learning – What I’m Reading

"When the Scriptures teach us that parents should teach their children, the flip side of this is that children should learn from their parents. This is obvious to virtually everyone…

Love and Obedience – What I’m Reading

"Every biblical home contains within it both love and obedience. Love without obedience is spineless and ultimately not love at all. Obedience without love is the dust of death. But…

Leadership – What I’m Reading

"We are not necessarily being unscriptural when our language varies from that of Scripture, but it at least means we might be. This potential problem arises in the home, particularly…

It Was MY sin!

Maybe I'm really dense, and everyone else always noticed this in Isaiah 53:4-5. But, through the message in church last night, I received another glimpse of God's love, Christ's sacrifice,…

More on Double Standards – What I'm Reading

"So double standards are an enemy of effective discipline in the home. No one wants to hear a parent yelling that the children need to learn to keep quiet. But…

Double Standards – What I'm Reading

"Double standards are the enemy of all true religion. Nowhere is this more evident than in the home. One really effective way to scramble the kids is to demand from…

Christian gods

Everyone offers their best to their god. Heathen pagans are many times more honest about who their god is. We've heard stories about how they will give the best that…

Resting in Canaan

Hebrews 4:10 - For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. To rest in God's Canaan, we…

Read Some More! – What I’m Reading

"Children need to hear stories. The reason is that they must learn to interpret stories, and they must do this so that they will come to understand the story of…

Balance – What I’m Reading

"The hardest thing in the world to maintain is ethical balance. Nowhere is this more evident than in the area of loving and disciplining children. The two obvious extremes in…

Runny Noses – What I’m Reading

"When it comes to the care and feeding of children, practical neglect of them communicates a lack of love in two important ways. The first may be obvious -- others…