Well, what has worked for you? You have been successful in self control and accountability, haven’t you? Oh… I see…. That’s where we should start, then. Our children are watching our behavior. If we tell them they are on the computer wasting time playing games, don’t you think they are watching what we spend our […]
How Do You See All the Connected Ideas in the Bible?
Ever had a crazy English teacher who saw symbolism everywhere? Some connections are a stretch; we’ve heard teachers talk about obscure symbolism that felt ridiculous. How do you know that the moon can symbolize lunacy, for example? Who decided that? How can you know the author intended that connection to be made? Our English teachers […]
Hospitality for the Babies and Children
Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. Romans 12:13 One of the hospitality challenges we face is that we aren’t necessarily ready to invite people to our home who are in a different stage of life as us. At the same time, our lives are far richer when we broaden […]
How to Stop Lecturing So Much (and teach more)
When my children were babies and toddlers, I talked a lot. I named constantly, pointing out flowers and bugs, describing emotions and defining terms like obey and share. I wrestled to explain things simply so that they could understand. Every year I added more ways to anticipate what was going on in their heads, and […]
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