In his autobiography, John Paton, Scottish missionary to the New Hebrides, reflects on how his father so effectively responded his children’s disobedience:
If anything really serious required to be punished, he retired first to his “closet” for prayer, and we boys got to understand that he was laying the whole matter before God; and that was [...]

Here is a new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation on the online lives of children and teenagers, finding stunning statistics like this: “Eight-to-eighteen-year-olds spend more time with media than in any other activity besides (maybe) sleeping—an average of more than 7 1/2 hours a day, seven days a week.” The report goes on to [...]

In his recent sermons on Jude, C.J. spoke about the tendency of Christians to have an inaccurate view of God the Father and to have “hard thoughts about God.” In the first message C.J. said, “I have interacted with many Christians over the years who are not certain of God’s love for them. They can [...]

God gives parents the privilege of being the primary shapers of their children¹s attitude to racial differences. According to Ephesians 6:1-4, both mom and dad are to be honored and obeyed by their children. This is God’s good plan for our great good, and where this breaks down, everything begins to break down.
Fathers are named [...]

Carolyn Mahaney wrote “Homemaking Internship ” especially for moms with daughters. It’s about how to pass on to the next generation of young women some of the most important things in life. She says,
But the truth is that homemaking involves so much more than just cleaning a house. The commands in Scripture to love, follow, [...]

(This is a repost from last year, but for those who haven’t read it yet (and/or for those who want to be reminded of this… enjoy!)
While many parents are content with having their children believe in Santa Claus, there are still many other parents who wonder if it is right thing.  This post is meant [...]

…Fight For It!
We all know people who, although they grew up in good Christian homes, do not know, trust in, or love Jesus today.  To them, the Gospel is now nothing more than a story; a history lesson; or merely “church talk” that they grew up with.
We should never assume that just because our kids are [...]

If you look in Webster’s dictionary, there are two definitions for the word ‘pansy’.  The first is the description of a beautiful garden flower that is often violet in color.  This is a very pleasant definition.  The second definition is not so encouraging.  It reads:
pansy – a weak or effeminate man or boy…

We spend 6 months to a year preparing ourselves to get our driver’s licence. We spend days, weeks, months, and sometimes even years preparing for our wedding day. We spend close to 15 or 20 years or more in school preparing ourselves for our careers.
But the Day of Judgment takes a lifetime of [...]

I’ve been thinking quite a bit about a conversation I had over Christmas. Some friends and I were discussing behavior and habits and why we often react to certain situations in certain ways. A guy in the group was explaining that he had issues with a particular family member. When pressed on the nature of [...]