Praying for Your Job
With Labor Day weekend upon us, I wanted to take a moment to talk about work. Whether we consider the task of making money to support our family a job, a career, or a calling, one thing remains the same: … Continue reading →
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Making Time for Health and Fitness
Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? 1 Corinthians 3:16 (NIV) This year I made a commitment to treat my body as the temple God created it to be. That meant … Continue reading →
Be-attitudes for Building Healthy Friendships
“Jonathan said to David, ‘Go in peace. We have promised by the Lord that we will be friends…’” 1 Samuel 20:42a (ICB) Helping our children build healthy friendships amidst the growing presence of social media can be challenging, especially children … Continue reading →
When to Discipline Young Children
A few days ago I was at the zoo with my son’s family. We walked by a grandmother sitting on a bench with two young children. They were eating ice cream and her grandson dropped his on the ground. As … Continue reading →
Matching Games and Teachable Moments
On July 18, Ava Pennington posted a wonderful blog about teachable moments with children—how they are often spontaneous and can occur as a response to something a child sees. I recently had a teachable moment while playing a new game … Continue reading →
Christian Bears
When Mike Berenstain, son of Stan and Jan Berenstain, brought the Berenstain Bears into the Christian market under the Living Lights brand, I didn’t pay much attention to them because my kids were too old. My kids loved the Berenstain … Continue reading →