Wherever we are in this moment,Christ already knows. He accepts our offerings. He calls to us to prepare to guide ourselves and guide the children we influence toward Him and His Grace. He’s given us a simple way to do it this year starting wherever we’re at. Let’sdiscover more of...
but the authors are so deliberate about including childless women that they even use the phrase “if there is a child in your life” rather than assuming that their readers all have children. The first time I read that, I gasped–it was such a gentle affirmation of my existence, something...
And it came to pass that he commanded that their little children should be brought. So they brought their little children and set them down upon the ground round about him, and Jesus stood in the midst; and the multitude gave way till they had all been brought unto him (3 Nephi 17:11...
It’s not too much to ask. In fact, it is God’s joy to communicate to each one of his children in the most personal and intimate way. Our Father speaks to us. He speaks clearly and he speaks personally. He really does. John Piper wrote about this once, describing a vivid encounter...
may possibly be having intercourse with his own child, or relative, or brother. And there are some who prostitute even their own children and wives, and some are openly mutilated for the purpose of sodomy; and they refer these mysteries to the mother of the gods.” Justin Martyr, First Ap...
but our age and cultural differences can make us seem so different. We can feel unnatural about having close relationships with other generations. Normally we think about the other generations like Michal, in judgment, or with sarcasm, “They are wrong to act like they do.” How about practic...
Don’t be a busybody. A young woman in a former church shared with some of us that an older woman told her that she and her husband shouldn’t wait until he finished school, as they planned, to have children. This same older woman told another young mother that she was having too ma...
The ideal form of self-discipline is seen in the children of God who devote themselves to studying and applying God’s Word on a regular basis. Discipline by learning Scripture is preferred over discipline by means of suffering. Paul wrote, “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable fo...
because even a coffee is quite expensive nowadays. We turn down invitations to go on holidays with friends. Sometimes conversations with friends can be difficult. When they talk about their new coffee machine, lounge suite, overseas holidays, going to the theatre, and their children’s special ...
“How many people every day are exercising patience and offering hope, taking care to sow not panic but a shared responsibility. How many fathers, mothers, grandparents and teachers are showing our children, in small everyday gestures, how to face up to and navigate a crisis by adjusting thei...