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Looking at Romans 14 from a parenting perspective
The latest clothing fashion or music trends can send parents into a tailspin. When it comes to raising kids, what things are allowable and what are off limits? Don't miss this important discussion with special guest Jeff Manion.
Becoming
I grew up in a small town. No famous people. No busy streets. Not much to do. Yet I’ve always been thankful for my quiet, uncomplicated upbringing.
One evening when my husband and I were attending a business dinner, a new acquaintance asked me where I was from. When I told her, she said, “Aren’t you embarrassed to admit it?”
Seasons Of Life
When I was a pastor, I served many women who were moms. I called on them in the hospital and rejoiced with them for their precious babies who had come into the world. I counseled with anxious mothers and tried to assure them that God was watching over their rebellious teenagers. I stood with mothers at the bedside of injured or ill children and felt their pain. And I cried with them in their grief when their son or daughter died.
How Can A Parent Find Peace Of Mind?
Although parenting will always have its moments of challenge, how you respond to those situations is what matters most. In this booklet, author Mart De Haan examines the biblical model of the parent-child relationship and offers insight to help you take a wise and loving approach with your children. Discover how you can have peace, even in the most difficult times of parenting.
Momma’s Rules
I met a delightful woman named “Momma Charlie,” who has raised a dozen or so foster kids. These youngsters were assigned to her by the courts, and she gave them a home with stability, guidance, and love. She told me that every time a new child arrived, the first order of business was to explain “Momma’s Rules.” These included behavioral standards, plus chores that would provide much-needed help in the busy household while teaching accountability to kids with little previous training.
Correct Them
Therapist and mother Lori Gottlieb says that parents who are obsessed with their children’s happiness may actually contribute to their becoming unhappy adults. These parents coddle their children, do not equip them to deal with the real world, look the other way when their children do wrong, and neglect disciplining them.
Gain wisdom from the book of Proverbs to help you during the difficult child-rearing years
Thursday, June 28, 2012, Part 2
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it” (Proverbs 22:6).
IDEA: The vagueness of Proverbs 22:6 brings us some clarity about the principles of rearing children.
PURPOSE: To help listeners see that the proverbs give us a skill in handling life.
Discover wisdom for raising children
Wednesday, June 27, 2012, Part 1
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it” (Proverbs 22:6).
IDEA: The vagueness of Proverbs 22:6 brings us some clarity about the principles of rearing children.
PURPOSE: To help listeners see that the proverbs give us a skill in handling life.
Let’s look at Proverbs chapter 22, verse 6, to find wisdom for parents
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it” (Proverbs 22:6).
IDEA: The proverbs are designed to give us wisdom and insight, but they are not designed as unqualified promises.
PURPOSE: To help listeners make sure that the literature they deal with is interpreted correctly.
Looking at a familiar verse and how it’s a guide for daily living
Monday, June 25, 2012, Part 2
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it” (Proverbs 22:6).
IDEA: One reason we misinterpret or misapply a passage is that we often don’t consider the literary genre in which it is written.
PURPOSE: To help listeners be aware that different kinds of biblical literature have to be interpreted in different ways.
Our Father In Heaven
When Jesus taught us to pray, He began, “Our Father in heaven” (Luke 11:2). It is one of many Scriptures that refers to God as a father. I find it both fascinating and instructive that when God wanted us to know what He is like, He chose to emphasize His fatherhood.
The Way To An “Easy” Life
A re parents trying too hard to make their kids happy? And is that having the opposite effect? These questions introduce an interview with Lori Gottlieb, author of an article on the subject of unhappy young adults. Her conclusion: Yes. Parents who refuse to let their children experience failure or sadness give them a false view of the world and do not prepare them for the harsh realities of adult life. They’re left feeling empty and anxious.
A Woman Of Influence
During the early years of the Prot- estant Reformation in Europe, Katharina Von Bora, a former nun, married Martin Luther (1525). By all accounts, the two had a joyous married life. Luther said, “There is no bond on earth so sweet, nor any separation so bitter, as that which occurs in a good marriage.”
Cutting A Trail
The Native Americans of Michigan were the state’s first highway route engineers. With few exceptions, Michigan’s major highways follow the trails they cut through the wilderness hundreds of years before the white man came. A trail was 12-18 inches wide, and for safety the people followed single file. Then pack horses followed these trails, widening them. Later came wagons, and the trails became dirt roads and then highways.
Side By Side
In my family scrapbook is a picture of my daughter at age 4 working next to me, using a toy hammer to repair the siding on the house. Side by side we worked that day; she imitated my every action, absolutely convinced that she too was fixing the house. Rarely have I enjoyed a chore more. In the picture, it’s obvious that she’s enjoying it too.
