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Topics: Alcoholism; God’s Strength; Ministry; Mothers; Service; Weakness References: 2 Corinthians 3:4–6; 12:9 My parents divorced when I was five. My older sister, younger brother, and I were raised by my alcoholic mother. While my mother meant well—truly she did—most of my memories are of my mothering her rather than her mothering me. Alcohol altered … Continue reading “MOTHERING
ME”

Topics: Child Rearing; Children; Family; Independence; Letting Go References: Deuteronomy 11:19; Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:4 The task of raising kids is rather like trying to fly a kite on a day when the wind doesn’t blow, said humorist Erma Bombeck. Mom and Dad run down the road pulling the cute little device at the end … Continue reading “LETTING
KIDS GO”

Topics: Children; Family; Grandparents; Orphans; Social Trends; Society References: Psalm 68:5; 82:3; James 1:27 Abandonment, incarceration, drugs, death, and mental illness are some of the reasons 4 million kids in the United States no longer live with their parent(s). In more than 2.5 million families, grandparents are now parenting the children. These “skipped generation households” … Continue reading “GRANDPARENT
PARENTING”

Topics: Children; Cohabitation; Commitment; Consequences; Faithfulness; Family; Love; Marriage; Parenting; Premarital Sex; Purity; Relationships; Sexual Immorality References: Proverbs 14:12; 16:25; 1 Corinthians 7:2–6; Hebrews 13:4 Dr. A. Patrick Schneider II did a statistical analysis of cohabitation in America, based on the findings of a number of academic resources. Here are some conclusions he draws: •     Relationships … Continue reading “SUFFERING
FROM COHABITATION”

Topics: Example; Family; Fathers; Priorities References: 2 Timothy 1:13; Titus 2:6–8 Here are two of the most important things Michael Tait of dc Talk learned from his dad: •     Love people. “That’s what he taught,” says Tait says, “and that’s what he did. He cried with people, he laughed with people. Everybody was his friend. He … Continue reading “MY
HERO DAD”

Topics: Fear of God; God as Father; God’s Holiness; God’s Love References: Luke 12:32; 2 Corinthians 5:11; Galatians 4:4–7 When my children got old enough to wrestle with me, we played a game we called “Jabba the Butt.” The name came from a disgusting, evil character in the Star Wars trilogy called Jabba the Hutt. … Continue reading “JABBA
THE BUTT”

Topics: Child Rearing; Children; Discipline; Family; Guidance; Love; Support References: Deuteronomy 6:6–7; Proverbs 22:6, 15; 23:13; 29:15; Ephesians 6:4 Parents are reluctant to set limits for their children. And this permissiveness is harming kids of all ages, psychologists and educators say. Karen Stabiner writes in The New York Times, “It seems that the parents of … Continue reading “HARMING
KIDS WITH PERMISSIVENESS”

Topics: Discipline; Obedience; Occult; Persistence; Teens Reference: Ephesians 6:1–4 The young teen had become increasingly rebellious, wore dark clothing, and ran with bad kids. Then the mother found a folder in her daughter’s room marked: “Leave this [blankety-blank] alone. This is my life.” With trembling hands the mother opened the folder and found the most … Continue reading “BREAKING
TEEN REBELLION”

Topics: Dependence on God; God as Father; Prayer; Strength; Weakness References: Psalm 46:1; Philippians 4:6, 13; James 4:2 A father watched through the kitchen window as his small son attempted to lift a large stone out of his sandbox. The boy couldn’t get enough leverage to lift the rock over the side. Finally, he gave … Continue reading “POWERING
UP WITH DAD”

Topics: Children; Empathy; Family; Morality; Values References: Deuteronomy 6:6–7; Proverbs 22:6, 15; Ephesians 6:4 Eighty-one percent of mothers and 78 percent of fathers plan to send their young child to Sunday school or some other kind of religious training. That’s according to Newsweek’s Karen Springen, who also found that, for many parents, raising a child … Continue reading “RAISING
MORAL KIDS”