I do not normally bake bread. In order to avoid disrupting the family’s economy, bread baking is a privilege reserved for the elite few (three to be exact), whose names appear upon the roster of an enterprise called “3 R’s Bake-N-Learn.” But then, today is not a normal day. Today, I need to clatter around […]
Fussy eaters, endless tears, temper tantrums, naughty children, and rebellious teenagers? Enter Supernanny!—one of the most popular shows on British television, which ran several series and spawned similar programs in scores of other countries, including the United States. The show features a professional child caregiver who spends a few days with families at the end of […]
What is God like? What does it mean to be made in His image? How can we even see His image in this blighted world full of suffering, disease, persecution, emotional anguish, death, and utter villainy perpetrated by humans on their fellow humans? God’s image has been obscured, nearly destroyed. What happened to it? %%H2%%A […]
When my first son was very small and I was expecting my second, two very different approaches to child training, specifically pertaining to reverence in church, were cast at me by two sweet and well-meaning women. The first school of thought was that children ought to be still and perfectly quiet during church. They should […]
“I do.” These two words comprise three letters of the alphabet, but in a marriage ceremony, they represent one of the most sacred utterances made by a human being. It is impossible to overestimate the importance of these two words as a pledge of allegiance, loyalty, fidelity, integrity, veracity, and honesty. Marriage vows are lifelong […]
Have you noticed the intensity of the world we live in? Have you felt its effects in your family? We live in a generation where all of our time-saving conveniences and technology have only increased our pace and pressured us to pack more into a day. We’ve incurred an all-time, record-high national debt. Families are […]
According to 1 Peter 4:9, members of the early Christian church were expected to be hospitable toward each other without grumbling. To those who had heard the ethics of Jesus’ kingdom during the famous Sermon on the Mount, this would not have been new. They would have heard Him advise His followers to treat others […]
In the Bible, the inheritance of the saved is called “a country.” Heb. 11:14–16. There, the heavenly Shepherd leads His flock to fountains of living waters. The tree of life yields its fruit every month, and the leaves of the tree are for the service of the nations. There are ever-flowing streams, clear as crystal, […]
From the tender age of five, my heart responded to the story of salvation. I would exasperate my little friend next door with Bible story retellings, revel in church each week, and face every scary dark closet with “Jesus Loves Me.” Though my growing-up years were marked with learning moments and stumbling, I always knew […]
Since we entered the 21st century, children have faced a realm of health challenges that their parents and grandparents have never faced: an AIDS epidemic with no cure in sight, serious disease contamination of meat and dairy products, lifestyle diseases attacking younger and younger age groups, environmental pollution, and global drug trafficking. The promises of […]