Children Need Redemption, Too

Let's not be too sentimental. Regardless of the innocent beauty of children, they need redemption.

Parental Responsibility

Renew your hope; love your family. Raise your children, don't abandon them. Cats raise kittens. Dogs raise puppies. Eagles raise their eaglets. Surely ...

Humor: A New Golden Rule

We've always tried to instill in our children God's desire that they respect and obey their parents. One morning, following an evening of explaining ...

Worried about the Kids

I'm not sure there is any way I could document this, but I suspect that the greatest fear that haunts evangelical parents is that their children will ...

Leaving Behind Your Child

One Sunday, our minister told the story of how Mary and Joseph left Jesus behind at the temple. My husband, Bob, wondered, "How could a parent forget ...

Humor: Paying Off God

Our 7-year-old daughter had just won $2.00 for her memory work in Sunday school. After the morning service, the pastor's wife congratulated her.

Our ...

Praying Before Meals

Our three-year-old grandson, Daniel, stayed with us while his parents went on a weekend trip. As usual, we bowed our heads as my husband prayed out loud ...

Children: God's Rewards

As a single parent with a full-time job and three young children, I often listen to Christian radio as an extra source of strength to cope with my day-to-day ...

Nothing Like a Baby

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on. A book that does nothing to you is dead. A baby, whether it does anything to you, represents life. ...

Tell Children about Sin

There is a widespread refusal to let children know that the source of much that goes wrong in life is due to our very own natures--the propensity of all ...