Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Sometimes crises motivate us to take action that we’ve been neglecting. […]
Disagreeing with Other Christian Parents
Read the Thought Experiment first, if you haven’t already! I’ve been thinking about Romans 14 this week. It’s easy to miss concrete specific instruction while we wrestle with the big picture. (I’ve heard many discussions over the years about who actually is the weaker brother, and what differences we can apply to this passage. These […]
Nurturing Leadership
As my boy grows older, I’ve been watching him with an eye to developing his ability to lead (a family, in particular, but also in other areas of life as well). I’m encouraging my daughters in leadership as well, but with a different emphasis (They may not lead a family, but they will certainly have […]
“Because I Said So!”
David (33 months) has started asking “why?” when I ask him to do something. Now, I am very sensitive to the need of children to understand why. I grew up in a home where why questions were not seen as rebellious, and I fully appreciate the rarity of this atmosphere in an independent fundamentalist family. […]
