Apologies to Your Kids

One day, I found my 4-year-old trying to give his 2-year-old sister a drink of water from his cup. Pam's clothes were soaked, and I scolded my son ...

Unselfish Tip

Many years ago, a ten-year-old boy walked up to the counter of a soda shop and climbed onto a stool. He caught the eye of the waitress and asked, "How ...

Running Behind Dad

In 1976 Finland’s Lasse Viren immortalized himself in Olympic history by becoming the first male to win both the 5,000-meter and the 10,000-meter ...

Releasing Children

James Dobson recalls an illustration by humorist Erma Bombeck on the pain of letting children grow up into adulthood:

The task of raising kids is rather ...

Kindness to Strangers

[My wife], Gail, and I were in an airplane flying to Boston. We were seated almost at the back of the airliner in the two aisle seats across from each ...

Training Trouble

While listening to the song "Train Up a Child," my daughter Emily asked me what "train up" means. I explained that it means to teach ...

John Lennon's Son, on Dad

I felt he was a hypocrite. Dad could talk about peace and love out loud to the world, but he could never show it to the people who supposedly meant the ...

Stolen Dreams

Larry Carter, president of Great Lakes Christian College, tells the following true story:

I remember when I was a kid, some 40 years ago, playing on a ...

An Enormous Lack

I think that what children in the United States desperately need is a moral purpose, and a lot of our children here aren't getting that. They're ...

Widening Circle of Unbelief

One child lost to the faith usually becomes a family lost to the faith, and not many generations later a whole community of unbelief is set in motion ...