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Apr 22, 2013 - Apr 24, 2013 1 Samuel 15:22-23; Luke 15:11-24 Every family has headaches and heartaches. Because human depravity runs deep, it is impossible to rear our children from infancy to independence without encountering times that call for straight talk and tough love. While we love our children no matter what, parents cannot escape those occasions when wills clash, rebellion reaches an impasse, and things get downright impossible. For any number of reasons, some adolescents and young adults who still live at home reach a place where they simply refuse to obey their parents. All attempts to restore harmony prove futile. And the result? Biblical Parenting read more

Apr 17, 2013 - Apr 19, 2013 Psalm 127:3-128:6 In our thinking about the home and especially our children, we have gone back to our roots. We have thought about how God forms each person in the womb. We have discovered there are both “good bents” and “evil bents” deep within each of us. This discovery led us to realize that, as parents, our duties include cultivating those God-given interests and capabilities in our children—but not to the exclusion of dealing with disobedience, rebellion, and defiance. Next, we examined the huge responsibility of shaping each child's strong will with wisdom. Biblical Parenting read more

Apr 17, 2013 - Apr 19, 2013 Psalm 127:3-128:6 In our thinking about the home and especially our children, we have gone back to our roots. We have thought about how God forms each person in the womb. We have discovered there are both “good bents” and “evil bents” deep within each of us. This discovery led us to realize that, as parents, our duties include cultivating those God-given interests and capabilities in our children—but not to the exclusion of dealing with disobedience, rebellion, and defiance. Next, we examined the huge responsibility of shaping each child's strong will with wisdom. Biblical Parenting read more

Apr 17, 2013 - Apr 19, 2013 Psalm 127:3-128:6 In our thinking about the home and especially our children, we have gone back to our roots. We have thought about how God forms each person in the womb. We have discovered there are both “good bents” and “evil bents” deep within each of us. This discovery led us to realize that, as parents, our duties include cultivating those God-given interests and capabilities in our children—but not to the exclusion of dealing with disobedience, rebellion, and defiance. Next, we examined the huge responsibility of shaping each child's strong will with wisdom. Biblical Parenting read more

Apr 17, 2013 - Apr 19, 2013 Psalm 127:3-128:6 In our thinking about the home and especially our children, we have gone back to our roots. We have thought about how God forms each person in the womb. We have discovered there are both “good bents” and “evil bents” deep within each of us. This discovery led us to realize that, as parents, our duties include cultivating those God-given interests and capabilities in our children—but not to the exclusion of dealing with disobedience, rebellion, and defiance. Next, we examined the huge responsibility of shaping each child's strong will with wisdom. Biblical Parenting read more

Apr 12, 2013 - Apr 16, 2013 1 Thessalonians 2:5-12 We have spent quite a bit of time focusing on the demanding challenges of rearing children: acknowledging depravity, confronting defiance, addressing disobedience, and dealing with rebellion. While we cannot and should not ignore these realities, it is easy to come to the conclusion that there's nothing but struggle when it comes to preparing our children for life on their own. Not so! According to the psalmist, God gives each child as a gift—not as a challenge. The fruit of the womb is a reward,—not a problem (Ps. 127:3-4). Biblical Parenting read more

Apr 12, 2013 - Apr 16, 2013 1 Thessalonians 2:5-12 We have spent quite a bit of time focusing on the demanding challenges of rearing children: acknowledging depravity, confronting defiance, addressing disobedience, and dealing with rebellion. While we cannot and should not ignore these realities, it is easy to come to the conclusion that there's nothing but struggle when it comes to preparing our children for life on their own. Not so! According to the psalmist, God gives each child as a gift—not as a challenge. The fruit of the womb is a reward,—not a problem (Ps. 127:3-4). Biblical Parenting read more

Apr 12, 2013 - Apr 16, 2013 1 Thessalonians 2:5-12 We have spent quite a bit of time focusing on the demanding challenges of rearing children: acknowledging depravity, confronting defiance, addressing disobedience, and dealing with rebellion. While we cannot and should not ignore these realities, it is easy to come to the conclusion that there's nothing but struggle when it comes to preparing our children for life on their own. Not so! According to the psalmist, God gives each child as a gift—not as a challenge. The fruit of the womb is a reward,—not a problem (Ps. 127:3-4). Biblical Parenting read more

Apr 12, 2013 - Apr 16, 2013 1 Thessalonians 2:5-12 We have spent quite a bit of time focusing on the demanding challenges of rearing children: acknowledging depravity, confronting defiance, addressing disobedience, and dealing with rebellion. While we cannot and should not ignore these realities, it is easy to come to the conclusion that there's nothing but struggle when it comes to preparing our children for life on their own. Not so! According to the psalmist, God gives each child as a gift—not as a challenge. The fruit of the womb is a reward,—not a problem (Ps. 127:3-4). Biblical Parenting read more

Apr 9, 2013 - Apr 11, 2013 Proverbs Being a parent is one of life's most delightful and rewarding experiences. At the same time, it can be one of life's most exasperating and demanding challenges. Parenting works best when we are loving and understanding, consistent and calm in our reactions, and wise and mature in our actions and attitudes. But who on earth does all of that all the time? We're parents who are grateful for our children, but we're still part of fallen humanity. This means that we're often too busy and too impatient, too quick to jump to conclusions and too extreme in our reactions. Biblical Parenting read more

Apr 9, 2013 - Apr 11, 2013 Proverbs Being a parent is one of life's most delightful and rewarding experiences. At the same time, it can be one of life's most exasperating and demanding challenges. Parenting works best when we are loving and understanding, consistent and calm in our reactions, and wise and mature in our actions and attitudes. But who on earth does all of that all the time? We're parents who are grateful for our children, but we're still part of fallen humanity. This means that we're often too busy and too impatient, too quick to jump to conclusions and too extreme in our reactions. Biblical Parenting read more

Apr 9, 2013 - Apr 11, 2013 Proverbs Being a parent is one of life's most delightful and rewarding experiences. At the same time, it can be one of life's most exasperating and demanding challenges. Parenting works best when we are loving and understanding, consistent and calm in our reactions, and wise and mature in our actions and attitudes. But who on earth does all of that all the time? We're parents who are grateful for our children, but we're still part of fallen humanity. This means that we're often too busy and too impatient, too quick to jump to conclusions and too extreme in our reactions. Biblical Parenting read more

Apr 9, 2013 - Apr 11, 2013 Proverbs Being a parent is one of life's most delightful and rewarding experiences. At the same time, it can be one of life's most exasperating and demanding challenges. Parenting works best when we are loving and understanding, consistent and calm in our reactions, and wise and mature in our actions and attitudes. But who on earth does all of that all the time? We're parents who are grateful for our children, but we're still part of fallen humanity. This means that we're often too busy and too impatient, too quick to jump to conclusions and too extreme in our reactions. Biblical Parenting read more

Apr 4, 2013 - Apr 8, 2013 Genesis 25:19-21, 24-28 “Tell me about your parents and your family?” This question is asked by diagnostic physicians doing workups on our physical health. It's also asked by psychologists as they assist us in understanding our mental and emotional battles. The same question also needs to be asked as we consider the long-standing habits that threaten our walks with Christ. We know that we are all sinful and in need of salvation, but often, we fail to consider that we bear the specific “bents” of our parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents. Biblical Parenting read more

Apr 4, 2013 - Apr 8, 2013 Genesis 25:19-21, 24-28 “Tell me about your parents and your family?” This question is asked by diagnostic physicians doing workups on our physical health. It's also asked by psychologists as they assist us in understanding our mental and emotional battles. The same question also needs to be asked as we consider the long-standing habits that threaten our walks with Christ. We know that we are all sinful and in need of salvation, but often, we fail to consider that we bear the specific “bents” of our parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents. Biblical Parenting read more