On the good advice of a friend, I started to write some personal stories about showing mercy to my children. I didn’t finish the first sentence. I started to send her an email about why anecdotes were a bad idea, but I decided to write my discussion here. Maybe I’m desperate for material. The trouble […]
Practical Examples of Showing Mercy
(Read How to Show Biblical Mercy to Our Children first!) If you’re like me, vague definitions and principles take me only so far. I have to see them in action before I understand them. The more I practice, the more I understand. One week, I recorded examples of mercy with the biblical principles in mind […]
Parenting with Mercy
(If you’re looking for my book by this title, go here.) Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful. Luke 6:36 When my firstborn was just a baby, Luke 6:36 caught my attention. I could see it was a direct command, and I wanted to obey it, but I hadn’t the foggiest idea […]
Emotions and Childish Crises
I’ve been watching my responses to my children’s emotions for the last few weeks, particularly the day-to-day crises that as a parent I would consider relatively “small” or “insignificant in light of eternity” [say this last one with a bit of spiritual concern and a knit brow]. Often, I see their crying as a waste […]
