Parental Discipline = Children’s Blessing
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. Proverbs 29:15 I used to work with teenagers who had been taken from their parents because of abuse or neglect in the home. Most of them had very chaotic childhoods. They were shuttled from parent to…
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For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 When he was ten years old, our son was very independent and truly did not understand why he needed parents. We were homeschooling so I gave him an assignment. He was…
Read MoreProm and Parental Power
Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice? Proverbs 8:1 I spent a little time shopping for my Grandkids at Walmart. I was horrified by what is offered for girls. The shorts can get no shorter and the tops can get no thinner. It reminded me of what I have been seeing…
Read MorePrayer Change
The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. James 5:16 I was speaking by phone to someone I have only met once. She is a sweet, young (compared to me), godly woman wanting to please God more than anything. She lives far from me but we…
Read MoreDon’t Blame Me
I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Psalm 32:5 We make decisions every day: Work, financial, clothing, food, discipline of the children, entertainment, and more. We decide where…
Read MoreHow Old is Old Enough?
May our sons in their youth be like plants full grown, our daughters like corner pillars cut for the structure of a palace. Psalm 144:11-12 This week there has been quite a hullabaloo about a video posted on Facebook by two young abolitionists. (You can read about it here.) They were outside of…
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