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Category Archives: Parenting
A Good Thought for Thanksgiving
Let’s say that a father takes his child to McDonalds for French fries. Once they have their order and are seated at a table, the father tests the child by asking, “Do you love me more than you love these … Continue reading
Posted in Fatherhood, God's Love, God's Provision, Parenting, Praise, Priorities, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, Trials, Worship
Tagged being thankful for blessings, being thankful for God Himself, being thankful for the source of the blessing rather than the blessing, fatherhood of God, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving
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At What Age Should a Person Marry?
I’m officiating a wedding this afternoon. The bride and groom are both in their mid-twenties, which seems to be pretty much the average age for first-time marriages these days. But here’s a good question: At what age should a person marry? Well, … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, Bible Study, Children, Family, Fatherhood, God's Will, Husbands, Marriage, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal, Scripture, Sex, The Bible, Wives, Youth
Tagged a case for getting married young, at what age should a person marry?, teenagers getting married, the Bible's age for marriage, young people getting married
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Wilted Roses
Somewhere along the way, I picked up a little story about a Sunday School teacher’s efforts to win one of her young students to Christ. I doubt that the story actually happened, but maybe it did. Even if it didn’t, … Continue reading
Does God Love You? Yes!
Consider a father holding his beautiful baby. Which person in the scene loves the other more? Obviously, the father loves the baby more than the baby loves the father. If the baby is stricken with pain one night, the father … Continue reading
The Overturning of Roe vs. Wade
Not only did I not expect to hear today that the Supreme Court had officially overturned Roe vs. Wade, I’ve spent the last thirty years not expecting to hear it. That’s how long I’ve been preaching. During those years I … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Bible Study, Children, Current Events, Fatherhood, God's Word, Motherhood, Parenting, Scripture
Tagged Is a mother's life more important than her child's?, Is it okay to abort deformed babies?, the biblical case against abortion, verses about abortion, what the Bible teaches about abortion, When is a baby in the womb a life?
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The Christian as a Teacher
Allow me to offer three illustrations that involve teaching. Teaching, of course, can be a wonderful thing that produces desirable results. As we will see with each of these illustrations, however, sometimes the whole process can turn sideways in a … Continue reading
Idolatry in Early Bloom (A Word About Youth Sports)
When you are the parent of a child involved in youth sports, you know more than you want to know about gyms, football fields, baseball diamonds, and soccer fields. You know how time consuming those places are. You know how … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Choices, Christian Liberty, Church Attendance, Discipleship, Family, Fatherhood, God's Will, Idolatry, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal, Priorities, Sports, Worship, Youth
Tagged Christian parents and youth sports, Is it alright to miss church because of a ballgame?, keeping youth sports in right perspective, making a god out of sports, making an idol out of sports, missing church because of travel teams
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A Word to Parents
One day a man happened upon the cocoon of a budding butterfly. Realizing what the cocoon was, he became excited at the prospect of getting to watch a beautiful butterfly ultimately emerge from it. And, sure enough, he only had … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Character, Children, Disappointment, Fatherhood, God's Omniscience, God's Sovereignty, Motherhood, Parenting, Perseverance, Problems, Trials, Youth
Tagged allowing children to fight their own battles, allowing your child to endure hardship, story about the butterfly emerging from the cocoon, the blessings that adversity can bring, times when a parent shouldn't help their child
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