"A life-giving, transformative education doesn’t just prepare children to do—it teaches them to see.”

In this episode of The Nine Traits of a Life-Giving, Transformative Educational Model, we explore Trait #5: The Value of Beauty, Creativity, and Wonder—an element often neglected in modern education but essential to forming the heart and soul of a child.

We dive into why children are born hungry for wonder—and how beauty, imagination, and the arts are not distractions, but vital to how kids learn, grow, and experience God.

You’ll hear biblical foundations for beauty, practical discernment questions for parents, and a powerful reminder that creativity isn’t optional—it’s formational.

Inside this episode:

Why beauty and wonder awaken the soul to learn

How to discern if an environment honors creativity or crowds it out

The role of parents in modeling a life that delights in what is beautiful

This episode will leave you asking: Does my child’s learning environment keep their heart awake to wonder, or slowly dim it with noise and busyness?

🎧 Tune in—and explore how true beauty can point to truth.

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“No education is ever more alive than the people delivering it.”

In this episode of The Nine Traits of a Life-Giving, Transformative Educational Model, we explore Trait #4: Living Textbooks — Teachers and Curriculum That Breathe Life.

Education isn’t just about content.

It’s about who delivers it.

Whether you’re a homeschooling parent, a classroom teacher, or someone choosing curriculum for your child, this episode challenges you to ask: Are the adults in your child’s life breathing life into their learning?

We dive into:

Why teachers matter more than textbooks

How curriculum can be living or lifeless

What it means for parents to be “living textbooks” themselves

How to discern whether a learning environment is transformative or transactional

Real education happens through relationship. And every adult—teacher, mentor, or parent—has the opportunity to inspire, model, and awaken a love of learning that lasts a lifetime.

🎧 Listen now and consider: Who are the living textbooks in your child’s life?

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“If Scripture truly equips us for every good work, then it must also equip us for the work of education.”

Episode 3: Biblical Foundation and Integration

In Episode 3 of The Nine Traits of a Life-Giving, Transformative Educational Model, Lori Lane unpacks Trait #3: Biblical Foundation and Integration—the essential framework that anchors every other educational decision.

So often, Christian education stops at surface-level gestures: a verse, a prayer, or a devotional.

But true biblical integration runs deeper. It’s not an add-on—it’s the lens through which every subject, every truth, and every lesson is viewed.

This episode will help you move from confusion to conviction in your educational choices by showing how God’s Word provides both the starting point and the structure for deep, lasting formation.

Key Takeaways: The difference between integrating Scripture and simply decorating with it

Why education must begin with God’s Word—not just include it

How worldview impacts what and how your child learns

What it means to teach absolute truth in a world of shifting values

Discernment questions every Christian parent should ask about their child’s education