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Category Archives: Family
Parential Responsibility for Education and Its Eternal Consequences
Douglas Wilson provides his view of parental responsibility in educating children rather than relying on a church or school: How does the Bible’s teaching on humanity’s sinful condition apply when we come to the education of our children? Children are … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian parenting and education, deciding about Christian education
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Guidance for Parents to Raise Godly Children
A.W. Pink provided guidance to parents for raising godly children through instruction, example, discipline and prayer in A Word to Parents. The key section of his message are captured in the quotes below. God has entrusted to parents a most solemn … Continue reading
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Tagged AW Pink on godly parenting, how do I raise a Christian child, raising children
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Family Table Talk
Family dinner conversations can often be pretty shallow and go something like this – Parent: “How was school?”. Child: “Good”. What did you do: “Nothing”. Parent: “Did you learn anything interest”. Child: “Nope”. Does that sound familiar? On the flip side, … Continue reading
Staying Focused during the Christmas Season
Christmas is a time of reflection, celebration, worship and giving to others. It’s also a time for family gatherings, food and receiving. The focus of Jesus’ birth is often overshadowed by the later category (especially when Santa is involved). Here … Continue reading
The Fatherhood of God – Russell Moore
During this summer’s Connecting Church and Home conference at Southern Baptist Seminary, Russell Moore talked about the need to convey fatherhood of God in our families and churches. He used Psalm 89:20-37 as the basis for his message. The following … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Family
Tagged God the Father, God's fatherhood, imitating God as Father, Russell Moore sermon
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Christmas Advent for Children
As Christmas approaches, and gift buying ensues, it’s often difficult to maintain the focus on the coming of Jesus instead of the coming of presents. The Jesse Tree is a meaningful way to create anticipation for Christmas while telling the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Holidays
Tagged Christmas ideas for children, make Christmas meaningful for kids
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Disney World Tips
One of the most important parts of family is creating strong bonds through shared experiences. Vacations are a great way to do this and at some point or another you may feel the need to take a vacation to Disney … Continue reading
Family Discipleship Program Help
In his message titled Help! I’m New to this Discussion of Family Discipleship at the 2011 Connecting Church to Home conference at Southern Baptist Seminary, Jay Strother states that his goal is to create a church culture that values families … Continue reading
Teaching Kids about Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. Here are some links to help you and your kids understand Thanksgiving’s rich history and consider ways to be thankful: Thoughts on gratitude and thanksgiving from John Piper Justin Taylor recommends learning about Squanto through a … Continue reading
Using Sports for the Glory of God to Mature Children – David Prince
David Prince has a message about how sports can be used to mature children, specifically boys. It’s very contra-church cultural from other messages about sports and very much worth your time. He also expands the topic into a more general theme … Continue reading
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