What do most immigrants to the United States want their children to do? Go to med school, of course! The idea has become such a stereotype, standup comics make millions telling jokes about it. But the stereotype is not untrue. Parents of every stripe, of every American ethnicity and culture have imagined their children asContinue reading “How Do I Get My Children to Follow the Lord? 2 Chronicles 24:24-25.”
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A Whole Heart.
Distracted attention: when you are looking at your phone and walk into a wall—that is distraction. Just as your attention can be distracted, so also your HEART can be distracted. Is your heart wholly loyal to God and His calling for your life? When David’s life was coming to a close, he commissioned his sonContinue reading “A Whole Heart.”
A Father’s Prayer.
When children are small, parents do everything for them. It is difficult work. It’s rewarding, of course—but parenting can be overwhelming. It consumes your entire life for a few years. In the beginning, parents have all the AGENCY, that is, parents have control over actions and consequences: everything important in a child’s life is decidedContinue reading “A Father’s Prayer.”
Household Words: 