Articles about the dynamics of marriage and family
Curiosity is one of the most useful predictors of functional intelligence and long-term success in learning.“ Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.”
Talking about our faith with our grandchildren ought to be as natural as breathing. It is difficult for me to divorce my faith in God from any aspect of my life. I don’t want to be obsessive and/or obnoxious with my faith, but I do want to be comfortable weaving it into every arena of my life, including my grandchildren.
When your church is your landlord, things can get complicated. When you are your church’s landlord, things can get complicated. When the church has any involvement in your living situation, things can get complicated. David addresses policies and boundaries that should be set in your ministry home.
This new series will help pastors, church leaders, and even laity understand the importance of personal life and family within the context of the church. It is imperative that we prioritize family and church.
Bruce Cooper addresses and identifies some common sense guidelines and pitfalls that new Christians, and mature Christians can use, or avoid, in effectively witnessing to others about the reality that Jesus Christ “is” the Son of God.
This post is one of Derek’s best! He wishes Happy Birthday to his grandson through a letter that tells him how important he is to him, his family, and to the Kingdom of God. Pray that as you read this letter, you will be inspired to write your grands and remind them of “their” importance.
How do we as parents maintain a healthy involvement and interest in their lives while they assert their independence? Where are we most comfortable on the continuum between total isolation on one end and total interference on the other end (both of which are not good)?
I want our relationship to the wide world to be right now. Help; respect; belief; a steadying hand; investment in others; hope; promise; courage evidenced in one because of encouragement from the other; self-giving generosity; love in action . . .
Children are a blessing from God! We are thankful for their love and especially their humor. Derek shares one humorous moment when, discussing Mother’s Day, his grandson brought a smile and a laugh to everyone’s face.
“Spending the day in worship together, celebrating faith around the communion table, and then doing those all-important photo-shoots, Mother’s Day is always one of those exceptionally beautiful days. But then again it always is a Great Day when we not only celebrate our family, but when we do it in the context of community and living faith.”
“Nothing prepares a family for a suicide! Shock. Disbelief. Overwhelming pain and plaguing questions with no answers,” says Elaine Kennelly. In her latest book, “Finding Peace After a Suicide Loss”, she describes her three-part process to healing. She simplifies the “how-to” with small, daily steps to victory, and she answers the hard questions with empathy.
The power of story and the impact of a photograph both require truth, and there is little truth left when we limit the story to sunshine and rainbows, platitudes, air-brushed skin tones or flattering angles.
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