A few weeks ago in our Sunday school class, we looked at a passage in the first chapter of Romans that has been simmering in the back burner of my head for awhile. Paul discusses characteristics of unregenerate people who have rejected God. In the midst of some predictable “big” sins, like murder and adultery, [...]
Filed under: Introspection
One of the children (around age seven) in our house tried to cut a piece of bread with one of our very sharp knives. He cut himself and, blood spurting out, came rather humbly to his mother. Her response was of interest to me. She efficiently got a napkin to staunch the blood and sent [...]
Filed under: Obedience
Being company or having company has always been a challenge for me in my walk with God. I have a tendency to burn at both ends: hitting the ground running, and staying up past my time of coherence. I’m going to have to rethink my company strategy if I’m going to actually read my Bible. [...]
Filed under: Introspection
This weekend we’ve got a large rocket, space, and air show at our air base, so my brother and his family, and some other friends of ours are here for the week (including nine children under 11, besides our three). Today is a rocket education day designed just for children. David’s been looking forward to [...]
Filed under: Emotions
I have never put too much confidence in birth order discussions. I find them fascinating to think about in theory, but I hate the idea of labeling my children in restrictive categories before they’ve even started school. I have enough trouble coming to hasty conclusions as far as my children are concerned. I’ve heard about [...]
Filed under: Child Development
I’ve got my brother and his family here this week. All the children have been happily playing with the cousins, and I have enjoyed the fellowship of my sister-in-law. My brother has been tackling discussing wisdom with me. His knowledge of the Bible and hermeneutics has been helpful for me, and I’m certain God sent [...]
Filed under: Wisdom
A little more than a year ago, God gave me some insight into my son’s personality and I wrote a happy post called “What Wisdom Sometimes Looks Like.” There’s one small problem with this post: I do not believe the example is one of biblical wisdom. I’m not applying any Scripture; I’m not applying any [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about our dependence on others, so in the next few weeks, you’ll see some loosely related posts on dependence. I’ve been reading Proverbs, looking for any evidence that wisdom can come from others. I’m actually surprised that, although there is much in Proverbs about receiving instruction and knowledge from teachers, [...]
Today at the grocery store, both my older children kept touching food (e.g., dropping expensive peaches and pinching holes in ground beef packages), whining about something or another, and asking for food items. My youngest kept standing in the seat and crying when she was buckled in. At the checkout, I was embarrassed because I [...]
Filed under: In the Car and on the Go
One of the ways we should be dependent on one another is by praying for each other. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. (James 5:16) I’ve been excited at how God has been working in [...]
Filed under: Mentoring
