Posts: Parenting

Help the Children Love the Different People

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 [...]

The Making of a Homemaker

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, [...]

Santa Claus vs. Christmas

(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 [...]

Don’t Assume Life…

…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 [...]

Financial Pansies

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…

A Lifetime of Preparation

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 [...]

My Home Face

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 [...]

Children and the Sovereignty of God – Part 2

What do you want to be when you grow up?”
How many times has that question been asked to kids?  The answers you get are often comical.  But when you ask that question to parents about their children, it comes with a little more seriousness.  Of course many parents might get excited about the thought of their [...]

Children and the Sovereignty of God – Part 1

If the LORD is Sovereign (that is, if He is in absolute, complete control over and in everything), which the Bible makes clear that He is, then we should not merely believe it, but delight in it (Him).  For if we see something as true, but not sweet, then we will never truly worship God for [...]

Still Ringing in My Ears

My dad wasn’t perfect.  If he was writing this post, he would tell you that.  Today as I consider his mistakes, they don’t frustrate me as much as they give me hope.  Despite his failings, God used my father to pass the legacy of faith from his generation to my own.  He did this through [...]