Laura Zifer has spent 20 years in various ministries andpositions relating to Islam around the world. She joins Nicki to help demystify the practices and beliefs of Islam in light of current events and 1,400 years of world history.

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Laura’s website https://laurazee.org/

Foundations in Islam/Women in Apologetics https://womeninapologetics.com/islam-foundations-course/

Podcast https://knightandrose.podbean.com/

Open Doors International https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/

Iraq’s secret sex trade – documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJEGQQwJmkg

Open the Books https://www.openthebooks.com/

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Nicki tackles the question of abuse in homeschooling after the latest attack piece from the New York Times.

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Full transcript blog post with links https://nickitruesdell.com/are-homeschool-kids-abused/

NYT: Homeschooled Kids are Not All Right https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/opinion/home-school-isolation.html

Dallas Observer https://www.dallasnews.com/news/watchdog/2016/11/18/state-lawmaker-says-texas-school-board-members-get-indoctrination-into-groupthink-culture/?fbclid=IwY2xjawO1UaBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEembT7bCFYKyvaFfAuRn14ltYdAwgPInO1a9g0B50oghCtWe0xpzG0V5L9Mj4_aem_YKGQtj9NsCljfJKrFfH6oA

Research from NHERI https://nheri.org/what-research-says-about-public-school-private-school-and-homeschool-child-abuse-neglect-and-fatalities/

Education: Does God Have an Opinion?" by Israel Wayne https://amzn.to/4jf4MqQ

Sexual misconduct in schools https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/protecting-children-from-sexual-abuse/202305/educator-sexual-misconduct-remains-prevalent-in

Nation's Report Card/Public School Academic Stats https://www.nagb.gov/news-and-events/news-releases/2025/declines-in-8th-grade-science-and-12th-grade-math-and-reading.html

Coalition for Responsible Home Education https://crhe.org/make-homeschool-safe-act/

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No matter what kind of work schedule a man has, he can play a role in homeschooling. Nicki's guest, Dr. Douglas Pietersma, discusses the importance of this and the various ways to make it happen.

Links:

Homeschooling Fathers (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xce93cAiknU&t=101sDads and Discipleship: The OldSchoolhouse Magazine https://www.thehomeschoolmagazine-digital.com/thehomeschoolmagazine/library/page/2024x4/74/

Douglas Pietersma on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrDouglasPietersma

Douglas Pietersma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdouglaspietersma/

Douglas Pietersma on X: https://x.com/DrDougPietersma

Dr. Pietersma at National Home Education Research Institute https://nheri.org/speaking/

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