It’s a free country.
“You’re not the boss of me!” “I can say what I want. It’s a free country.” We’ve heard these words from our kids before, haven’t we? Kids are selfish, and they want their own way. I guess a lot of us [...]
Be an example to your kids.
Are you having a hard time getting your kids to mind? They’ll listen to you, but they’re having a difficult time with others in authority. How’s OUR attitude with authority? Hebrews 13:17 says we need to obey our leaders. It says “they [...]
Can protection hurt our kids?
We’ve all seen it: parents who try to protect their kids from poor choices they’ve made. In school, some parents view the teachers as the enemy. When their child fails or behaves badly, they blame the teacher. “If my child [...]
Parents need guts.
One of the saddest parenting stories in the Bible is the one about Eli the priest in 1 Samuel 2. The Bible says his sons were scoundrels. They were greedy and immoral. What did Eli do? He talked to them. [...]
Rules or worship?
For outsiders looking at Christians, we’ve got a lot of rules. There are the Ten Commandments, Sermon on the Mount, how to treat people, what to do in a marriage, how kids are supposed to treat parents, etc. But according [...]
Can protection hurt our kids?
We’ve all seen it: parents who try to protect their kids from poor choices they’ve made. In school, some parents view the teachers as the enemy. When their child fails or behaves badly, they blame the teacher. “If my child [...]
Parents need guts.
One of the saddest parenting stories in the Bible is the one about Eli the priest in 1 Samuel 2. The Bible says his sons were scoundrels. They were greedy and immoral. What did Eli do? He talked to them. [...]
Rules or worship?
For outsiders looking at Christians, we’ve got a lot of rules. There are the Ten Commandments, Sermon on the Mount, how to treat people, what to do in a marriage, how kids are supposed to treat parents, etc. But according [...]
Parents, we need to have some guts!
One of the saddest parenting stories in the Bible is that of the Priest Eli. His two sons were off the chart greedy and immoral. All Eli did was talk to them. So, God judged Eli and his family for not [...]
Can protection hurt our kids?
We’ve all seen it: parents who try to protect their kids from poor choices they’ve made. In school, some parents view the teachers as the enemy. When their child fails or behaves badly, they blame the teacher. “If my child [...]