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Archives / August 2009
The other side of fiction – Escaping Reality
August 26, 2009
Ironically, right around the time of Heath Ledger’s death, the following was on the marquee at a local theater: Heath Ledger in I’m not there As I looked at this every day on my way to and from work, the sadness of that title was profound. And though, not trying to draw too many conclusions or metaphors from the title, I could not help but think how in many ways, that when we are at home with our spouses and our children, often we are there in body, but not really there in mind. I hear...
August 26, 2009
Ironically, right around the time of Heath Ledger’s death, the following was on the marquee at a local theater: Heath Ledger in I’m not there As I looked at this every day on my way to and from work, the sadness of that title was profound. And though, not trying to draw too many conclusions or metaphors from the title, I could not help but think how in many ways, that when we are at home with our spouses and our children, often we are there in body, but not really there in mind. I hear...
Teach your children to be prepared for tragedy (Part 3)
August 25, 2009
Dealing with questions and fears What should we teach our children in order to prepare them for tragedy? Here are ten truths that will be helpful as you speak to your children about tragedy that has happened and tragedy that is yet to come. In a fallen world, in which we live, tragedies will happen. They may strike near us in our community, even in our own family. Our God, our Heavenly Father, knows us, our needs, and our capabilities. He knows our beginning and our end. He loves us and will...
August 25, 2009
Dealing with questions and fears What should we teach our children in order to prepare them for tragedy? Here are ten truths that will be helpful as you speak to your children about tragedy that has happened and tragedy that is yet to come. In a fallen world, in which we live, tragedies will happen. They may strike near us in our community, even in our own family. Our God, our Heavenly Father, knows us, our needs, and our capabilities. He knows our beginning and our end. He loves us and will...
Teach your children to be prepared for tragedy (Part 2)
August 24, 2009
Dealing with questions and fears In the late 1960’s I was an Infantry Platoon Leader in the Vietnam War. As I was being trained in the United States in the months prior to my departure for the jungles of Viet Nam, I was extremely cognizant of the dangers and horror that awaited me once I arrived there. I knew for example that the life expectancy of a Rifle Platoon leader was literally minutes on average in any battle. This recognition honed my attention to what I was being taught in the classroom...
August 24, 2009
Dealing with questions and fears In the late 1960’s I was an Infantry Platoon Leader in the Vietnam War. As I was being trained in the United States in the months prior to my departure for the jungles of Viet Nam, I was extremely cognizant of the dangers and horror that awaited me once I arrived there. I knew for example that the life expectancy of a Rifle Platoon leader was literally minutes on average in any battle. This recognition honed my attention to what I was being taught in the classroom...
Teach your children to be prepared for tragedy (Part 1)
August 22, 2009
Dealing with questions and fears We as a nation have and will experience tragedy. With the upcoming anniversary of 9-11 as a reminder or the memory of those killed on the campus of Virginia Tech, it is not hard to remember. But a few years ago we were horrified by the heinous killing of the young Amish school girls. The 10th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School has just passed. These and others are tragedies to the nation or community because of the large number of people affected...
August 22, 2009
Dealing with questions and fears We as a nation have and will experience tragedy. With the upcoming anniversary of 9-11 as a reminder or the memory of those killed on the campus of Virginia Tech, it is not hard to remember. But a few years ago we were horrified by the heinous killing of the young Amish school girls. The 10th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School has just passed. These and others are tragedies to the nation or community because of the large number of people affected...
Protecting your child in a seductive world
August 21, 2009
Sexuality and the act of sex is a beautiful thing designed by the God who “knit us together in our mother’s womb.” (Psalm 139) But like all beautiful things God designed for us, they are beautiful in the form and shape, boundaries and plans of the author and creator. Just as a sculptor’s handiwork is fashioned from clumps of clay or marble chiseled from unformed matter, when the sculpture’s artistic shape and the boundaries that define its beauty is destroyed, the wonder and magnificence...
August 21, 2009
Sexuality and the act of sex is a beautiful thing designed by the God who “knit us together in our mother’s womb.” (Psalm 139) But like all beautiful things God designed for us, they are beautiful in the form and shape, boundaries and plans of the author and creator. Just as a sculptor’s handiwork is fashioned from clumps of clay or marble chiseled from unformed matter, when the sculpture’s artistic shape and the boundaries that define its beauty is destroyed, the wonder and magnificence...
The “It’s Going to Happen Anyway” Philosophy to Parenting and Society
August 20, 2009
The Momentum of Compromise On October 18th, 2007 an Associated Press report from San Francisco Chronicle stated the following: “City health officials took steps Thursday toward opening the nation’s first legal safe-injection room, where addicts could shoot up heroin, cocaine, and other drugs under the supervision of nurses.” Public health officials from San Francisco are considering such a measure because they hope a “shooting gallery” will reduce the high number of fatal...
August 20, 2009
The Momentum of Compromise On October 18th, 2007 an Associated Press report from San Francisco Chronicle stated the following: “City health officials took steps Thursday toward opening the nation’s first legal safe-injection room, where addicts could shoot up heroin, cocaine, and other drugs under the supervision of nurses.” Public health officials from San Francisco are considering such a measure because they hope a “shooting gallery” will reduce the high number of fatal...
Safeguarding your children online
August 19, 2009
Tactics in protecting your children in an internet world Using the Internet has become second nature for children and youth today. Online homework, school based web boards, and chatting with friends is now commonplace for this generation. At the same time the internet is a very dark and dangerous place where monsters prowl, eager to devour children and curious teens. For this reason, parents must be vigilant in protecting their kids. Here are some important guidelines: Develop an expectation...
August 19, 2009
Tactics in protecting your children in an internet world Using the Internet has become second nature for children and youth today. Online homework, school based web boards, and chatting with friends is now commonplace for this generation. At the same time the internet is a very dark and dangerous place where monsters prowl, eager to devour children and curious teens. For this reason, parents must be vigilant in protecting their kids. Here are some important guidelines: Develop an expectation...
I have a child who…refuses to go to church or participate in family devotionals
August 18, 2009
I have a child who…refuses to go to church or participate in family devotionals. Key verse: Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” There is a world of difference between the words "teach" and "train." Teaching is the verbal imparting of truth, whereas "training" applies those teachings moment by moment, day after day. The dictionary defines "Train: to mold the character, instruct by exercise, drill, to make...
August 18, 2009
I have a child who…refuses to go to church or participate in family devotionals. Key verse: Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” There is a world of difference between the words "teach" and "train." Teaching is the verbal imparting of truth, whereas "training" applies those teachings moment by moment, day after day. The dictionary defines "Train: to mold the character, instruct by exercise, drill, to make...
I have a child who…is lazy
August 17, 2009
I have a child who is lazy. Laziness results when parents require nothing of their child. It is easier for parents to do things themselves rather than take the time to teach their child and work with him/her while he/she learns. Teaching a child a good work ethic is one of the most wonderful gifts a parent can ever give him/her. A child should be taught from a young age that he/she is expected to clean up the toys in his/her room at the end of the day. As he/she ages, he/she should be responsible...
August 17, 2009
I have a child who is lazy. Laziness results when parents require nothing of their child. It is easier for parents to do things themselves rather than take the time to teach their child and work with him/her while he/she learns. Teaching a child a good work ethic is one of the most wonderful gifts a parent can ever give him/her. A child should be taught from a young age that he/she is expected to clean up the toys in his/her room at the end of the day. As he/she ages, he/she should be responsible...
I have a child who…has run away from home.
August 15, 2009
I have a child who has run away from home. The first thing to do is pray. In the interim, notify the authorities. It is important that you do not “rescue” him/her from the consequences of his actions. His/her leaving is his/her ultimate act of rebellion by defiantly refusing to submit to your authority. However, this may well be the turning point that eventually brings restoration to your family. Let us share one young man’s story. This young man's mother and father were good, well-meaning...
August 15, 2009
I have a child who has run away from home. The first thing to do is pray. In the interim, notify the authorities. It is important that you do not “rescue” him/her from the consequences of his actions. His/her leaving is his/her ultimate act of rebellion by defiantly refusing to submit to your authority. However, this may well be the turning point that eventually brings restoration to your family. Let us share one young man’s story. This young man's mother and father were good, well-meaning...
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