Let it never be said that my own children are not sinners, that they never have bad attitudes, and that they never embarrass me at the grocery store. Now, I regularly take all three children grocery shopping with me. Because we do it all the time, we have a routine. I’ve learned that keeping them [...]
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Wisdom does not equal knowledge. That’s what I’ve been meditating on this week. I’m slowly reading through Job, and I’m once again delighted with his discussion of wisdom. It’s beautiful writing in itself, but it’s also challenging. Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 21Seeing it is hid from the eyes [...]
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Sammy and the Shepherd by Susan Hunt, Illustrated by Cory Godbey Published by Reformation Trust (an imprint of Ligonier Ministries) King David wrote Psalm 23 from the perspective of a happy sheep with a good shepherd. In this picture book, Susan Hunt and Cory Godbey share and develop this perspective with children, illustrating through picture [...]
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I’ve noticed that my three ear old has developed a rather impressive poochie lip when she’s unhappy. She curls her upper lip until she nearly blocks off her nostrils, all to show mom that she is not pleased with whatever situation God has given her. I sense the need to intervene. I could ignore the [...]
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Yesterday in Bible study we talked about a passage that gives me hope as a Christian [insert specific role here]. For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by [...]
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To give you a context for my day, understand that my children tend to be spiritually undemonstrative. They do ask spiritual questions, but by and large, I’ve been amazed at how little interest they have in spiritual things. “Do you want to hear what Mommy is reading about?” No, thanks. If I talk too long, [...]
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We’ve been discussing for years what our family Bible version will be. Our children were small, so we had time to think it through. Should we stay with the King James Version that we both grew up with? Should we get our children a simplified paraphrase for their “first” Bible? Since we’re in the military, [...]
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Awhile back, I was challenged to be teaching my children more of the Bible deliberately. And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. (II Timothy 3:15). We do a lot of incidental talking about Scriptures, but [...]
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The question: Given the unregenerate state of our children, is it creating hypocrisy to require outward fruit of them, knowing that there is no inward fruit? I would say that it depends. If we treat the inside and outside as essentially equal, then yes, I think so. In other words, when you act kind, you [...]
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We’re thinking about the paradox of requiring unregenerate children to demonstrate fruit of the spirit. Let’s consider the fruit of the spirit: Love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, faith, meekness, self-control I regularly require my unregenerate children to be patient: we have younger children who come visit, and I require my own children to be [...]
Filed under: Salvation
