Of all the strengths you bring into a marriage, none is more valuable than your character. That may not sound as exotic as romance, wit, or charm, but character is the beam that holds the structure together.
When one of my students in an ethics class at Multnomah Bible College paraphrased Scripture on the subject of children, it inspired me to do the same.
One of these statements is from God (Psalm 128:3-5), the others from a godless world. Can you choose which?
1) Children are a burden; the fruit of the womb is a curse to this overpopulated world.
Like a crippling blow or burning coals under your feet, so are the children of one's youth.
How blessed is the one who avoids having any.
2) Children are an inconvenience; the fruit of the ...
Dr. Mark Draper is a former college professor who is now the director of Accuracy in Academia. Here are some thoughts he shared in a recent letter:
Angry criticism of our schools is reaching a crescendo. As a teacher and parent, I am deeply troubled by what has happened to our schools, but what worries me even more is what our schools will be like when today’s students become tomorrow’s teachers and professors.
I have three children under ten years old and another on the way. Where can I send them safely to college? Seeing your kids go ...
How would you feel if your 13-year-old daughter went to visit the doctor, was referred to Lovejoy Surgicenter for an abortion, and your insurance company paid for it without you ever knowing?
According to an agent of Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser sends patients seeking abortions to Lovejoy and Kaiser covers the cost. At the age of 13 a child is recognized as having a confidential doctor/patient relationship at Kaiser, essentially treating a 13-year-old the same as you would an adult. A Kaiser employee verified the reason the parents wouldn’t receive notification of an insurance claim is based not so ...
WHAT IS EDUCATION?
LEARNING: The process by which every person acquires a certain body of knowledge, and a corresponding set of personal values, attitudes, behavior, and skills.
STUDENT: A person with a highly impressionable mind, significantly affected by the knowledge, values, attitudes, and behaviors of others, especially by those in positions of authority.
Imagine if strangers approached your 12-year-old daughter and said they wanted to talk with her about her problems at home, at school and with boys. You’d probably be pretty upset. After all, who has the right to give your daughter advice—especially on what’s going on at home? Shouldn’t she be talking to you?
Not according to a hot new magazine called CosmoGirl! The way the editors see it, parents are preachy and out of touch with what teenage girls need to hear. And CosmoGirl! aims to fill that void. It’s the latest example of how ...
When the summer started, our grandsons weren’t having all that much fun in our big side yard. Why? Because there’s a road on the north side of our yard, and these days the cars present a real danger to careless children chasing balls. And our grandsons love to chase balls.
Randy's book Heaven was dedicated to many people who departed prematurely, yet in God's good time. Daniel Traugott was a 13-year-old boy who died in a car accident, leaving behind his mother, father and four siblings. His mother, Sandy, sent us the following poems she wrote that reflect two different perspectives on his death. (Reprinted with permission.)
I am preparing to go to a state university or college. How do I prepare myself to have a biblical worldview?
Acts 17:11 says that “Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.”
We should come to God’s Word with “great eagerness.” If we’re more eager to watch a sitcom or the evening news than to read God’s Word, inevitably our worldview will be more influenced by sitcoms and the evening ...
How do I relate to my daughter when I see her now that she has chosen to move in with her boyfriend instead of abiding by our house rules?
My heart goes out to you and the pain you are experiencing. You are grieving a loss right now and I’m sure you have many mixed emotions. There is no better answer than to wait on the Lord and be immersed in His word and His promises to you.
It would be good if you could sit down with your daughter and her boyfriend and lay everything out on the ...
I am leading a class of young families at my church and we are presently talking about how to teach your children about money. What are your answers to the following questions?
(The following answers can be found in Randy Alcorn’s book Money, Possessions and Eternity.)
1. What age is an appropriate age to teach children about money?
This is really a family decision that you should ask God to give you wisdom about. Ages may vary.
Randy gave his two daughters the three jars bank when they were 7 and 5 years of age.
2. What is the ...
I’m a full-time youth pastor with four beautiful kids and an incredibly supportive wife. It is so hard to juggle ministry and family and do it well. As someone who has reached the other side, and now with grandkids, does it get easier? How did you find the energy and time to really enjoy the kids AND the ministry?
It did get easier as the kids got older, and more when they launched out into the world on their own, and most of all, of course, when they got married. Yet even when they were young I found that ...
I’m a full-time youth pastor with four beautiful kids and an incredibly supportive wife. It is so hard to juggle ministry and family and do it well.
The Internet is here to stay—and it will continue to gain an increasing role in your children’s life experience. The following are some practical tips for parents on how to keep your family’s interaction with the Internet a safe and positive experience.
Educate yourself and your kids about the Internet. Learn about the Internet, how to search for information, link to related sites and more. Share your knowledge with your children and develop common surfing interests with them.
Select an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that offers server-based filtering (filtering at the ISP’s location). If that is ...
My husband and I have long been readers of your fiction, ever since we were introduced to your work through Deadline. We went on to read Dominion aloud together, and since have used your books to begin our own discussions on faith together.
I enjoyed The Ishbane Conspiracy; it greatly reminded me of the influence our culture has on all of us, and the true battleground upon which we live. However, there is one aspect of the book with which I do not agree with and/or understand. Being a lover of literature (I hold a degree in literature and ...
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