When I was a little girl, I remember my mom and I making some gift for another woman. Mom let me put it on her doorstep and ring the doorbell, and then I got to run away before she came to the door. What I realize now was that my mom wasn’t merely
Progress in the Path to Define Sin
We’re making progress defining sin. I’m actually wondering whether David is a bit behind in the social empathy department. For awhile, when I asked him if he was being kind to his sister, he would say
So What?
In retrospect, what is the use of thinking through hard questions like the Holy Spirit’s role in our children’s lives? For me, I was reminded this morning that God’s Wisdom doesn’t come merely from asking good questions, or even prayer alone. Proverbs 2 tells us that wisdom comes when we seek for it, passionately, persistently. […]
obedience
One of the things that Trip, et al, do not address, is what to do when you discipline a child for disobedience (regardless of the method), and the child still does not obey. A parent has three options: 1. Repeat the same discipline, with the same intensity. 2. Repeat the same discipline, increasing the intensity. […]