As parents, one of our most important jobs is training our children to become responsible adults someday. Besides the obvious societal implications of this (you know, stuff like self-sufficiency, good citizens who pay their taxes, staying out of prison and all that jazz), there are plenty of selfish ones as well. Although we love having them around while they’re small and cute, the last thing we want is some 35 year-old living in our basement playing video games and mooching all our food. (Now … [Read more...]
Withhold not the rod – Nine principles for parents who spank
Given today’s twisted, anti-Christian, topsy-turvy notions of right and wrong, especially in child-rearing, where it’s supposedly "wrong" to spank your children because it could make them "violent," yet seemingly a higher percentage of kids than ever before are growing up dysfunctional, rebellious, uncontrollable, drug-addicted, violent and, in some cases, downright murderous, Christian parents who Biblically discipline their children are quickly becoming outside the norm. All too real is the … [Read more...]
A Father-Son Talk About Work
My eight year-old son and I were doing some landscaping in our yard one day when he paused, looked up at me through squinted, sweat-soaked eyes and said, “Dad, wouldn’t it be great if we never had to work?” To be honest, I can’t say I’ve never had the same thoughts, on occasion, especially on mornings when I’d rather sleep in an hour or two rather than get my rear-end out of bed and out the door (OK, that’s pretty much every morning, but I digress…). But I’ll readily admit that my son having … [Read more...]
The Incredible Power of Motherhood
The book of I Samuel tells how a Godly woman, Hannah, played an essential role not only in the upbringing and dedication to the Lord of one of God’s greatest prophets, Samuel, but even in his very existence. While the latter fact might seem obvious (what mother doesn’t have a role in her child’s existence?!), God heard the pleading prayers of a woman suffering from the pain of a closed womb, and chose to bless her with Samuel and four other children. Jochebed saved her infant son’s life by … [Read more...]
Our pint-sized theologian
Despite our best efforts to eradicate those tendencies toward pickiness our children seem to manifest from time to time, sometimes it’s just plain HARD to get them to eat their food! Although as they get older they do get better at this, our four year-old, Hannah, is especially challenging when she encounters something she just doesn’t want to eat. So, eating dinner the other night, it was no surprise when we had to coax, prod, beg, and threaten her with a lifetime of hanging by her toenails … [Read more...]
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