Commentary

Week: September 22nd - September 26th, 2025

9/22/25 - God’s Love for Us is Astronomical

The number of stars in the universe is unimaginable. There are trillions and trillions! Imagine what Jesus might of thought while gazing at the heavens. I could imagine him thinking about Psalm 19:1, “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.”

Your children can think the same thing as they learn about Astronomy at school. They’re not just learning the names of planets and stars. They are studying “the work of His hands.” It is grand, beautiful, and endless, much like God’s love for us. Your children’s lessons about astronomy are opportunities for worshiping God. They are literally learning about the things that declare God’s glory and proclaim his work.

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9/23/25 - Textbook Bias

It is important for you to be familiar with what your children are learning in their textbooks. In general, there are two things to look for: what is in the textbook, and what is left out of it.

A textbook can shape how students understand the world. You need to read it to see how it paints American history and Western civilization. Does it state opinions as facts? Does it favor politically correct viewpoints?

Use the internet to find different perspectives on the topic being addressed. We did this when our daughter’s history textbook seemed to gloss over a description of Islamic persecution of Jews and Christians in Europe. A simple internet search offered another perspective from a historian and we used it to teach our daughter a more balanced viewpoint.

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9/24/25 - Teaching Discernment to Your Child

In today’s world, your children are flooded with information. Teaching them to be discerning is more important than ever. Here’s one idea. Read your child’s textbook and ask yourself what the authors could have included, from a conservative or Christian perspective, but didn’t. Find articles online written by trusted, conservative and Christian authors who can help add that perspective.

Then, read the textbook with your child and discuss what is missing. There is no substitute for creating an on-going dialog about what our children are exposed to. It helps you understand how they are perceiving what they read, and it gives you opportunity to teach them the skill of discernment. 

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9/25/25 - The Best of All Books

What advice did a Supreme Court Justice give his son about the Bible?

John Jay served as the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. While traveling in Europe, he wrote a letter to his little boy, Peter, after learning that his son was beginning to read. John Jay advised him on what he should spend his time reading. He wrote:

 “The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God, and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it, and to regulate your life by its precepts.”

 The Founders wrote so much about God and government you could have family’s devotions connecting their words to Scripture. In fact, we’ve done it for you. Download our free family devotional, Faith of Our Fathers. Simply visit GoGateways.org/download.

9/26/25 - Thinking Biblically in Biology Class

What is Jesus thinking while sitting in your children’s biology class?

Students need to see that God exists outside their Sunday school class or youth group and beyond the pages of the Bible. He is connected to everything in their lives at school—including the academic subject they are learning.

As Jesus sits with your children in biology class, I could just see him thinking about Psalm 139: “For you created me in my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

Your children can look at the biology classroom as a worship center. It’s a place where they get to marvel at what the Apostle John wrote, “All things were made through Him.” For more helpful resources visit our HOME PAGE.