Posts tagged “Parenting”
The devil won’t get you
My family was driving through Alabama on our recent spring break trip when a billboard on I-65 suggested: “GO TO CHURCH! Or the Devil…
The weakest link
“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link” is a proverb inspired from an 18th-century book by Thomas Reid. Ideally, God’s visible…
The faces of Mom and Dad
Picture your parents in your mind’s eye. In all that you see, do you also envision the face of God superimposed over theirs? In…
Above the crowd
“Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus. . . . He wanted to see who…
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…
Teaching kids not to be selfish
My wife and I still laugh about our good intentions about discouraging violent play between our children. We gravely pledged that we would not…
Is following God like eating boiled brussels sprouts?
My mother is a good cook, so I enjoyed almost everything she made when I was a kid. But every once in a while…
Sins of the sons
I know about pain that doesn’t go away. I wrote a book about it. I’m writing about it again, but not because of my…
Teach your kids to choose friends carefully
Parents like to think that their children’s growth and education come primarily from their teachers at school. Would that ’twere so. Our kids’ education…
Teach your kids how to be happily married
I do not have good news. The perception of the value of marriage is on the decline in our country. Even when they weary…
Fathers, be good
The song “Daughters” by famous musical artist John Mayer has a chorus that begins, “Fathers, be good to your daughters; daughters will love like you…
Praying for your spouse
A few years ago, my pastor preached a sermon on marriage. He gave us a prayer he thought we might find helpful as we…