five words I say to my kids
My pastor spoke the words during one of his Sunday morning sermons, and the line stuck with me ever since. Standing in the crow’s nest pulpit perched on the right side of the sanctuary, he told the congregation what he would say to his girls every morning as he...should parents have children of a different skin color?
The conversation took place way back in my Bible college days, but for some reason it stuck with me. I was playing table tennis with a guy friend of mine, like we did most days, when we weren’t in class or playing euchre. And like most days, we talked as we rallied...Teaching Kids about God’s Providence
Sometimes, lessons about God’s providence have to be learned the hard way. This story is one such instance: One sunny, humid, 80-degree day in August, I told my kids that some friends had invited us to go boating the next day. They were ecstatic. The last...On Giving Kids an Eternal Perspective
The other day my seven-year-old was eating one of those Freezer Pops — you know, the plastic sleeves with frozen flavored juice inside that you squeeze up from the bottom. He came over to me as I was typing an e-mail and said, “Hey Mom. This is what my life is like...how to grow missions-minded children
I recently posted 12 Ways to Encourage Missionaries. In the post, I mentioned that the tips shared were the fruit of a discussion amongst some of the ladies at our church. Another component of that same discussion was how to cultivate an interest in missions amongst...
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