Posts tagged “Children”
Life’s a song
My three-year-old granddaughter, Addison, has the lead role in her own musicals. Her life is filled with songs. She’s in a very happy head…
Dearly loved children
When the students of the area Christian high school in my city head out to their cars each afternoon, a Bible passage catches their…
Hosanna youth choir
Jesus’ disciples had a problem with Jesus’ child followers, and ironically so did his enemies. The crowds of people who welcomed King Jesus to…
Above the crowd
“Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus. . . . He wanted to see who…
How does your garden grow?
When we lived in Minnesota, we had a huge garden—I’m talking 40 feet of asparagus, 20 pepper plants in pots, rhubarb, raspberries, strawberries, a…
You’ll be a pro in no time
My teenagers had a day off of school, so on that -9-degree morning, we headed to a nearby training facility. While my teens were…
The Sunday school story
I can’t remember her name, but I’ll never forget what she taught me in that musty church basement. We started with Jesus stories and…
Can children believe in Jesus?
Do you know what kind of people really impress Jesus? Children. Little children. Even infants. They don’t overanalyze. Their brains don’t get in the…
Backline and nonessential workers: You were made for such a time as this
A few weeks back, I read an article about the ICU staff working with COVID patients in England. The article stated that these frontline…
Teaching kids to live generously
Here’s the scene: Mall atrium. Mall Santa sitting on a puffy red chair surrounded by world-worn, shady-looking elves. Long line of squirmy kids accompanied…
What’s your action plan?
Death made headlines again. Immediately after the news of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash spread, the posts on social media were begging us to hug…
God’s heart hurts when we suffer
It is one of the painful aspects of parenthood that sometimes we have to stand by and let our children struggle. We instinctively want…