I’ve been noticing lately how often I discuss imagination as a mother when teaching my children about God. I’ve also been thinking about the value of deliberately thinking of the imagination. We use the imagination to understand God’s Word: I draw on their imagination when I ask them to apply a Scripture to [...]
Filed under: Communication and Meaning, Modesty and Purity
A comforting thought. I’ve had the opportunity to get to know a couple teenagers who are unchurched, for the most part. They are inexplicably sweet teenagers. They have faults, and I know they’re not perfect, but it just seems like God has protected them, put a hedge about them. Someday in heaven, I’m going to [...]
Filed under: Mom Time
Are they really saved? When I started talking with the children about their testimonies, I discovered that all three had a similar misunderstanding about salvation. I asked them about asking God’s forgiveness for sin, and at different occasions, they all seemed to think that since God forgave them in salvation, they didn’t need to ask [...]
Filed under: Salvation
Some times I think we have an all or nothing, hit or miss view of sanctification. Scenario: I want to be a more patient mother. I know when I’m patient, and I know when I’m not. But I’m feel like an abject failure every time I am impatient. Or, I want to be wise. I [...]
Filed under: Mom Time
I mentioned that all three of our children have in the last several months made professions of faith. I recently interviewed them and typed their responses. They have given me permission to post their testimonies. Here is David’s. My words are in brackets and italics. [David didn't know where to start. I suggested he tell [...]
Filed under: Salvation
I’ve been writing down our children’s testimonies. It has been helpful (and humbling). I will probably post them with commentary soon, but I figured I would start with my testimony. Since many of my friends did not grow up in Christian homes, or hear the gospel until they were older, I figure it might be [...]
Filed under: Salvation
I’ve been interested recently to see how our children are motivated to learn God’s Word, and I thought it was worth thinking about enough to write down. Certainly, not everything motivates our children the same way. I do think that the Holy Spirit works in our children’s lives to draw them to himself and to [...]
Filed under: Discipleship
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