Why do parents play favorites? Why do parents grow up to do the very same thing their parents did that caused them pain? The only answer I have is that human nature is just that – fallen human nature. Unless our natural inclinations are changed by God, we can’t break free of poor choices. Our …
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Talking With Your Kids About Jesus {Book Review}
I received a copy of Natasha Crain’s book, Talking With Your Kids About Jesus: 30 Conversations Every Christian Parent Must Have to review, not knowing anything about her. While I’m grateful that my own two daughters have grown into adults who love and serve Jesus, I do have four young grandchildren whom I’m praying diligently …
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Is it important that a child obeys his parents?
Did you ever watch Sesame Street? Every episode included a lesson on “same/different.” They began with a version of a little chorus, “One of these things is not like the other.” They showed four pictures, and by the end of the song, you had to pick which item didn’t belong. As an adult, it was …
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Winning The Heart Of Your Child {Book Review}
As a Baker Books Blogger, I requested to review a copy of Mike Berry’s new book, Winning The Heart Of Your Child: 9 Keys To Building A Positive Lifelong Relationship With Your Kids, anticipating that I could review it and pass it on to one of my daughters. I was a bit disappointed that it …
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Book Review: Raising World Changers In A Changing World (Kristen Welch)
It’s a small world. I met Maureen while on a Compassion vision trip with my pastor-husband in 2013. She came to our hotel and shared her story of growing up in the slum in Nairobi, and how Compassion had changed her life. She mentioned in her story that God had put her together with a …
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The Way Of The Word 