Category: Everything Parenting
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An Awesome Privilege
Mike eased the car to a stop, jumped out, and hurriedly hugged his two children as they struggled to shoulder their backpacks. Then they were off, running up the ramp on the way to their classrooms. They would be just in time, but he would be late for work. As he merged back onto the…
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I Thanked God
Routines. We all have them. On a normal day, I wake up, have my cup of coffee, and read my Bible. I then go about my daily chores. However, I really wanted today to be different. Today I wanted to thank God . . . for everything.
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How to Teach Christian Values
Raising children so their lives are built on the foundation of God’s truth and so their lives reflect Christian values is becoming extremely challenging in our ever-changing world. The Ten Commandments and nativity scenes are being removed from public buildings.
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Honesty
God made people to be truthful and honest in all things. But Satan, the father of lies and chief of dishonesty, seduced us into sin. Man’s sinless and perfect nature was replaced with sin and all that is bad. By nature a child will lie, cheat, steal, and in general, be dishonest. David clearly stated,…
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How to Teach Young Children How to Worship
When I offer encouragement to parents who are attending church with young children, I share a little artistic interpretation that I indulged in myself when I was in their shoes. It is my belief that human nature is constant and predictable; it crosses generations. When Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me,” he…
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Learning and the Web
That’s a great question, Sean. “Why don’t you Google that and see if you can find the answer?” Can you imagine the blank stare that statement might have evoked 20 years ago if a teacher had responded that way to a student’s question?
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When Parents Argue
Some people believe that parents should never argue in front of their children. Others think it is good for children to see their parents arguing. They contend that children need to learn that people do argue. They may even reason that in this way children can learn to resolve conflicts.
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Obedience and the Heart
Why should children obey their parents? Ask different people and you get different answers: “They’re supposed to . . .” or “I’m the parent!” or “If they don’t, they’ll be grounded.” A Christian parent might reply, “The Bible tells children to obey their parents.” And it does. But none of these responses gets at the…