Resources for American Families

By Western Conservatory, posted on 9 August, 2010

We live at a time when American families are struggling and discouraged. Western Conservatory develops teaching resources to address the hard questions of family life, straight from God's Word.


Just a few of many resources:

Fathers need to speak to their sons. But where does a dad begin? These informal, unrehearsed conversations between Geoffrey Botkin and his five sons show how fathers can speak to the pressing issues that weigh on young minds.

Homeschooling. Lots of families have done it. But can you do it? How hard is it? What does it actually look like? How do you know if you’re on the right track for success? Victoria Botkin has seven well-educated children who love home education and who plan to continue the tradition when they have children of their own. Her warm, practical advice has liberated hundreds of homeschooling mothers from the pressures of unbiblical expectations. She explains how they can find freedom by applying Deuteronomy 6, making godly education a way of life.

For the first time in America’s history, young ladies can expect to encounter a large gap between girlhood and marriage… if they marry. Now Christian girls all throughout our country are seriously asking: What’s a girl to do with her single years?

After twenty-five years of speaking to the home-school movement, I have never seen a more effective tool to reach the hearts of fathers who love their daughters but don’t know how to lead them, than this powerful DVD by Anna Sofia and Elizabeth Botkin.” —Dr. Marshall Foster, Mayflower Institute

Why is it hard for girls to find the balance between flirting and shunning? How can they keep their hearts pure? What responsibilities do they have toward young men?

Why do boys continue to dishonor, exploit, and degrade girls? Is it possible for them to learn how to respect, cherish, and lead women and rediscover the ways God intends for men to honor women?

Isaac, David, Benjamin, Anna Sofia, and Elizabeth Botkin share practical advice about how to interact with young men and women as brothers and sisters in Christ.

A Triumphant Christmas Message from Geoffrey Botkin
This year in Africa a new opportunity has opened to disciple a nation from the ground up.
Navigating History: Egypt Curriculum
Unlock the mysteries, learn the stories, and master the ideas.
“Do You Believe in Courtship?”
That depends on what you mean by "courtship."
London is Burning, Again
The London riots and a young minister's observations on judgment
Ask Hard Things
Marrying well takes a lot
Alcohol, Movies, and Other "Toxins"
Egypt in Crisis
What's going on?
Will the Legacy of American Manhood Die with Dick Winters?
An American hero leaves a key to regaining maturity.
Pharaoh's Chamber of Secrets
Western fascination with magic, and where it came from.
How to Analyze Culture
What is there for us to learn from cultures like Ancient Egypt? Pioneer America? Tsarist Russia?
A Thanksgiving Message from Geoffrey Botkin
Bondage, bureaucracy, and the basis of true freedom
Resources for American Families
A Botkin Family Secret Revealed
A multigenerational commission for the year 2107
Lessons from the Waldensians
Biblical fidelity, militant evangelism, courage, maturity, sentimentality, compromise
Homeschool Dropouts: A Review
Even an "educational zealot" needed to hear its message