For the longest time, I was one of these kinds of kids. I used to think when I was younger that my mother only had children because she wanted slaves. Seriously. That is what I thought. But my mom had a way of countering this…all you parents listen up. My mom knew that it wasn...
Well, in Greek, the word for Father ispater. We are apatria, family, named after thepater, Father. Scripture often calls us the children of God (1 John 3:1-2; John 1:11-12). We are part of God’s family. So from verses 14 and 15, Paul is praying to the Father for the fam...
You can't entirely blame parents for who their children become. Kids have a way of sometimes being very different from their biological parents. But we are blessed by being adopted into God's family because God, knowing fully who we are (including our weaknesses, foibles, and sins) wanted ...
This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. Jeremiah 6:16 The kids were bickering this morning. I was so mad. And as my temper rose, my attitude ...
When we are overworked and overstressed, it is easier for us to get angry about silly things. When we don’t give ourselves margin in life, we find it easier to be short and rash with our kids. We often expect a lot from our kids, and discipline and expectation can sometimes come out...
could have happened. To me. If I had been a bit slower, or the truck that hit me a bit faster, the meeting of our vehicles could have caused me quite a bit more damage. Or if the kids in the other vehicle had not been buckled… Thank God this was deemed minor. Because WE are ...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year/With the kids jingle belling/And everyone telling you be of good cheer/It’s the most wonderful time of the year/There’ll be parties for hosting/Marshmallows for toasting/And caroling out in the snow/There’ll be scary ghost stories/And tales ...
the enemy. Yes, you’ll find some violent, unhinged extremists who hate others in any group, left or right. But most people simply want a better, safer, more prosperous country for themselves and their kids. The current administration has a path to get us there that is actually working....
You see my new job’s a hassle and the kids with the flu. But it’s been sure nice talkin’ to you, dad. It’s been sure nice talkin’ to you.” And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me, he’d grown up just like me. ...
We had ten kids in our family, and she thought we could eat a few boxes of apples. Well, we did alright on one, but then became tired of eating apples, and we forgot about them down in the basement. A few months later, when cleaning the basement, we came across that box of apple...