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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 ...


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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 ...


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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 ...


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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 ...


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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 ...


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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 ...


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When Children Owe Their Parents

I flew to Washington, D.C., a couple of weeks ago, and sitting beside me was a woman probably about 60 years of age. She saw me with my legal pad working ...


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The Process of Parenting

Both Eli and Samuel had disappointing results with their children. Yet, Jehovah punished one for his ineffective parenting and blessed the other. We need ...


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Third-Wave Family Structure

Futurologist Alvin Toffler has written an insightful book titled The Third Wave. Toffler suggests there are three eras, three periods of history, three ...


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Savoring the Moment

One blustery weekend I was strolling with my little boy on an Atlantic beach. We were scaling clamshells into the onshore wind and watching them curve ...


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