Sojourn Kids highlights an interesting article from Christianity Today on this subject. I believe the whole article is worth reading. The author begins by addressing some faulty assumptions in parenting and parenting “techniques” or “formulas”: We must assume, then, that there is serious error in our beliefs about parenting. We have made far too much [...]
Posts Tagged ‘parenting’
The Myth of the Perfect Parent: Faith over Formula
Posted in Family, Personal growth, tagged children, parenting on February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When I do My Best Parenting
Posted in Biblical Studies, Family, tagged children, parenting on January 18, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Paul Miller, in his book, A Praying Life, writes this about parenting and prayer: It took me seventeen years to realize I couldn’t parent on my own. I was not a great spiritual insight, just a realistic observation. If I didn’t pray deliberately and reflectively for members of my family by name very morning, they’d [...]
Hugging as Spiritual Warfare
Posted in Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Family, tagged children, parenting on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am a hugger and come from a line of established huggers… So, with that background it is no surprise that hugging my own children is so common to me that I almost do not notice it… Over the last year or so, however, I have reflected more on the value of this expression of [...]
Parenting and… doctrine?
Posted in Family, tagged parenting on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some people might be surprised, some even taken aback by putting these two words together because parenting seems to be practical, whereas many think doctrine is not. I was reading a book by Martyn-Lloyd Jones this morning, The Life of Peace, which is on Philippians 3-4. He was commenting on Philippians 4:1-3, in which Paul [...]
Losing a child, Learning about sin
Posted in contemporary culture, Family, tagged parenting, selfishness on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Take Your Vitamin Z posts a challenging and heart-wrenching story about the short life of their friend’s adopted child. The Browns adopted Matthew Patrick even after learning and knowing full well he had a rare disorder which meant he would live only for 4-12 months. After about 24 hours they found out that Matt had [...]
Living the gospel in your home
Posted in Family, Personal growth, tagged gospel, parenting on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was talking with a friend the other day about the struggle that one of my children sometimes has with forgiving themself. His comment was very insightful, “This child has a insufficient understanding of the gospel.” That really made me think. Am I teaching and living the gospel before their eyes? Am I parenting in [...]
Parenting for Joy in the New Year
Posted in Family, Personal growth, tagged children, parenting on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Back in October I began this weekly series for me (and you) with this thought: This is the first of what I hope will be a weekly article designed to promote biblical parenting on purpose, with the intention of fostering delight in God in our lives and in our children. I hope to write or [...]
The Power of Story
Posted in Books and articles, Family, tagged children, parenting, Parenting for Joy, Power of Story on November 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Once upon a time… There was a man who had two sons… In the days of Caesar Augustus… Long, long ago in a land far, far away… In the great, green room there was telephone, and a red balloon… You may have been able to complete each of those sentences, each of those stories, because [...]
Parenting for Joy
Posted in Family, tagged children, parenting on October 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is the first of what I hope will be a weekly article designed to promote biblical parenting on purpose, with the intention of fostering delight in God in our lives and in our children. I hope to write or link to good teaching, challenging thoughts, or other items to strengthen and encourage us as [...]
Family Driven Faith, part 2
Posted in Books and articles, Family, tagged children, parenting on August 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Someone asked me the other day about my first review of this book, “You didn’t say what you disagreed with in the book.” My disagreement came at the end of the book and Baucham’s radical shift and reorientation of the church that he was suggesting. But I wasn’t really able to elucidate what that meant [...]
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