America's Birthday!
It's America's Birthday! Two-hundred and thirty seven years old! Not very old when you consider the time already expired in civilization’s recorded history; and we have no real certainty as to how many more birthdays our country itself will celebrate; nor the time left until the Lord Jesus Christ steps »
Why Are Families In So Much Trouble?
“A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but he who hates bribes will live. Proverbs 15:27 I can imagine what immediately comes to mind when the key idea in this proverb appears to be the element of “money. Greed always seems to be most associated in our mind with »
Summer Fun
Have your run out of ideas on what to do with your children this summer? Tired of them playing X-Box or being on the computer? Worried that their English and Math skills are vanishing before your eyes? Here are a few ideas on how to engage your children over the »
You Can't Take It With You; Or Can You?
If you are like me, you do not think as much of ALL the actions and thoughts you give to be obedient to the Lord in everything. You consider your efforts, especially when you believe them to be less than pristine, somewhat stumbling, halting, and lacking skill, to be worth »
Children Learn What They Live
Here are some thoughts to ponder... Children Learn What They Live By Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph.D. If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn. If children live with hostility, they learn to fight. If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive. If children live with pity, they »
Snatched From The Fire
John Wesley considered himself “a burning brand snatched from the fire. This phrase described two infinitely crucial events in Wesley’s life: his house burned down when he was four years old nearly killing him, yet he was barely plucked to safety out of the flames. This is exactly how he »
Family Relationships in the Last Days
Are there any readers who think this is prophetic of their own family, their own children, their own siblings at this time? I would say, in almost every case, NOT! There are many faithful students of the Bible who feel the last days are very near, if not already opening »
Flesh and Blood
"My own flesh and blood!" This is how many speak of their own family; those who live together and produce children and grandchildren and share many intimate experiences because of their familial relationships. There is a dynamic, powerful, natural link that binds these human beings together like nothing else. Of »
Making an Impact in Your Family
When we see the damage caused by the Oklahoma Tornado, or any natural disaster, the impact made is obvious. It leaves us devastated for the lives lost and dreams forever changed. While we may be incredulous to the power of nature, what is truly difficult to comprehend and understand is »
How Children Always Learn: For Good Or For Ill
. They learn from parents as they walk with them along the road, as they sit, as they lie down, or get up; that is, parents teach as they live life!
Give Her the Reward She has Earned: Mother's Day Tribute
“Her children arise and call her blessed… Proverbs 31:28 I have been blessed beyond measure by a woman whose address is now Paradise, as in Jesus’ words, “Today you will be with me in paradise. There is no greater blessing from earthly relationships than to be granted the honor of »
Time Like An Ever Rolling Stream
You have seen the movies or TV shows where the clock on the bomb is ticking down to zero and will not stop or take a pause as each second clicks away toward explosion. In most cases the deadly bomb is defused at the last possible split second. But this »
