Smokin hot!
The popcorn eventually caught fire.
You can make out the cooked egg white, blistered yolk, and the hole seared right through the ham.
Some of them originally tried to cook the egg in the shell, but impatience got the best of them.
Homeschooling friends: A fresnel lens is a good jump start for a science and history lesson.
In the right conditions, one can start tinder smoking in mere seconds.
If your children are not well behaved and responsible, don't teach them how to start a fire.
If your children are not well behaved and responsible, don't teach them how to start a fire.
Clint and I enjoy teaching children, teens, and young adults. One of the things most of them want to learn are basic survival skills. Many of the teens and young adults are very concerned for the state of the world and are very "prepper" minded. This is a powerful way to engage them for sharing the good news! We can also guide them with sound Biblical teaching and encourage them to look to the Lord.
We buy the tools and after the skill is mastered, the student gets to keep each one. That is some strong incentive! Then, they love sharing what they have learned with others.
There's nothing like knowing you can take care of yourself in almost any situation with a few simple tools and knowledge. That confidence carries over into other aspects of life.
There is a Biblical lesson to be applied and learned from every type of survival skill! These skills also involve a way of thinking that carries over and applies to many areas of life. They also make one stop taking things for granted and be very thankful for modern conveniences.
Think being prepared for hard times is unbiblical? Car, health, and house insurance is a form of prepping. Stocking your pantry well is a form of preparing for the future. Saving for college and planning for retirement is another form of prepping.
Our government (FEMA) wants us to prepare at a minimum for three days for possible natural disasters. Other organizations recommend a minimum of three weeks. If you pay attention to what communities go through during natural disasters and understand the difficulty of getting into areas along with the empty stores and supply issues, you know it is sensible to plan to be self sufficient for a month or longer.
A wise man thinks ahead; a fool doesn’t, and even brags about it! Proverbs 13:16
A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
Proverbs 22:3
An example of preparing for hard times in the Bible:
Let Pharaoh take action to appoint overseers in charge of the land, and let him exact a fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance. Then let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming, and store up the grain for food in the cities under Pharaoh’s authority, and let them guard it. Let the food become as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which will occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land will not perish during the famine.
Genesis 41:34-36
If God wanted them to prepare for that natural disaster, don't you think He wants us to be reasonably prepared for natural disasters today?
I personally see it as being a good steward of my time and money to prepare for hardships. Hopefully it means my family will not be a burden to others during a crisis, and we will free up needed resources for someone else. We will also be able to assist others. It worked that way the last three hurricanes and also during several other storms.
Our family can testify that God's people helping others during a time of crisis is a powerful platform for witnessing!
