Author: Dara Halydier

Dara Halydier is a pastor’s wife, a Bible teacher, a conference and retreat speaker, a mentor, a friend, and the mother of 5 grown boys! She homeschooled for 21 wonderful years is now encouraging other homeschooling families by speaking across the nation at homeschool conferences.

Finding Love and Peace

“Finally, brethren, rejoice, be made complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.” 2 Corinthians 13:11 This is a list of commands and a great promise! Let’s look at each action on the list. First, rejoice. Learning to live…

Free from Shame

“Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart, But we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight…

“How blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, And has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood. Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us; There is none to compare with You….

Answered Prayer

“I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me and heard my cry. He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry Clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth,…

Suffering with Grace

”After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you. To Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 5:10-11 “In England I was told of a lady who…

Suffering – Your Calling?

“…who by faith conquered kingdoms, performed acts of righteousness… escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong… and other experienced mockings and scourgings, yes, also chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were saw in two, they were tempted… they went about in sheepskins… being destitute, afflicted,…

Truth is…

”…I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth…” 2 John !:4 What is this truth? “…for the sake of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever.” (2 John 1:2) “Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life…” (John 14:6)…

A Warning

“For many deceivers have gone out into the world, those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward. Anyone who goes…