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Is That Really True?
February 17, 2011
We receive news of our world in a number of ways: newspapers, other print media, TV, radio, internet, speeches and conversation. Is that really true? Do you believe what you read, hear, and see? And if your response is “sometimes,” then how do you discern what you believe and what you discount as a lie? C. S. Lewis, one of the most brilliant Christian writers and scholars of the twentieth century, once wrote what he thought of newspapers, “I never read the papers. Why does anyone? They’re...
February 17, 2011
We receive news of our world in a number of ways: newspapers, other print media, TV, radio, internet, speeches and conversation. Is that really true? Do you believe what you read, hear, and see? And if your response is “sometimes,” then how do you discern what you believe and what you discount as a lie? C. S. Lewis, one of the most brilliant Christian writers and scholars of the twentieth century, once wrote what he thought of newspapers, “I never read the papers. Why does anyone? They’re...
The Burden of Boredom
February 10, 2011
One of the reasons often given by young people, for getting into trouble is the burden of boredom. School bores them, certain friends bore them, church bores them, their parents and family bore them, the world bores them, even the Creator of it all bores them. They have developed a hunger for something...anything...that will pull them out of boredom by entertaining their senses and removing the malaise from their life. Unfortunately, they fail to recognize the source of a boring life or its remedy. ...
February 10, 2011
One of the reasons often given by young people, for getting into trouble is the burden of boredom. School bores them, certain friends bore them, church bores them, their parents and family bore them, the world bores them, even the Creator of it all bores them. They have developed a hunger for something...anything...that will pull them out of boredom by entertaining their senses and removing the malaise from their life. Unfortunately, they fail to recognize the source of a boring life or its remedy. ...
Sunday Morning Coming Down: Part Two
October 11, 2010
Scriptural Basis: [Jesus said], "But a time is coming, and has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me." John 16:32 "But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed." Luke 5:16 Application: Kristopherson focused on it as he wrote "Sunday Morning Coming Down": that familiar, palpable loneliness which in one way, place, or time or another everyone experiences. Just consider how much of your life, even...
October 11, 2010
Scriptural Basis: [Jesus said], "But a time is coming, and has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me." John 16:32 "But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed." Luke 5:16 Application: Kristopherson focused on it as he wrote "Sunday Morning Coming Down": that familiar, palpable loneliness which in one way, place, or time or another everyone experiences. Just consider how much of your life, even...
Substance Abuse and Depression Among Teens
October 8, 2009
Most addicted teens don’t consciously intend to kill themselves. But many become so depressed that they just don’t care one way or the other. I had been smoking marijuana for 2 years but pot wasn’t doing it for me anymore. II was failing school, lost all my real friends--I hated everything. So one night I got 5 Vicodin and was drinking vodka. I remember thinking that if I do this, I may never wake up. It was funny, the thought of never waking up didn’t scare me as much as the thought...
October 8, 2009
Most addicted teens don’t consciously intend to kill themselves. But many become so depressed that they just don’t care one way or the other. I had been smoking marijuana for 2 years but pot wasn’t doing it for me anymore. II was failing school, lost all my real friends--I hated everything. So one night I got 5 Vicodin and was drinking vodka. I remember thinking that if I do this, I may never wake up. It was funny, the thought of never waking up didn’t scare me as much as the thought...
How can I pray for my child…why we as parents pray
October 3, 2009
Too frequently, our prayers are general and lack careful thought or Biblical arguments. “Lord, bless Johnny and keep him safe today. In Jesus’ name, Amen.” There is nothing wrong with praying for God’s blessing on our son or daughter or asking God to protect him or her. However, our prayers often stop there. They lack specificity that should arise from our loving and careful observation of our children. They also lack our intentional and meditative consideration of the particular traits that...
October 3, 2009
Too frequently, our prayers are general and lack careful thought or Biblical arguments. “Lord, bless Johnny and keep him safe today. In Jesus’ name, Amen.” There is nothing wrong with praying for God’s blessing on our son or daughter or asking God to protect him or her. However, our prayers often stop there. They lack specificity that should arise from our loving and careful observation of our children. They also lack our intentional and meditative consideration of the particular traits that...
How can I best pray for my child?
October 2, 2009
As a parent, our greatest treasure is the child God has entrusted to us. We cannot make a more lasting investment than the spiritual qualities we nurture in our children. No other person holds a more influential key to molding our children than you have as a mother or father. Others may influence our children’s lives for good and for eternity, but God has created in every child a desire to look to his or her parents for love, security, and direction unlike any other people in his or her life. We have...
October 2, 2009
As a parent, our greatest treasure is the child God has entrusted to us. We cannot make a more lasting investment than the spiritual qualities we nurture in our children. No other person holds a more influential key to molding our children than you have as a mother or father. Others may influence our children’s lives for good and for eternity, but God has created in every child a desire to look to his or her parents for love, security, and direction unlike any other people in his or her life. We have...
How do I keep my child from being deceitful?
September 23, 2009
Character involves many things from being a person of faith, to someone who works hard, who abides by their commitments and responsibilities, who has come into their own sense of themselves and their worth. However, the true character of a person is who they are when no one else is watching. It is in the little things that true character manifests itself. For instance, if a salesperson gives you too much change, do you go back to the store and return the correct amount, or rationalize:...
September 23, 2009
Character involves many things from being a person of faith, to someone who works hard, who abides by their commitments and responsibilities, who has come into their own sense of themselves and their worth. However, the true character of a person is who they are when no one else is watching. It is in the little things that true character manifests itself. For instance, if a salesperson gives you too much change, do you go back to the store and return the correct amount, or rationalize:...
The first five years of a child’s life
September 22, 2009
By Glenda Anderson The first five years are critical in a child’s overall development. Within this time frame, a child can embrace one of two realities: he/she grows up experiencing love and security and trust in his parents or he/she is not held and nurtured... he/she is placed in the arms of strangers who are not connected to him/her... his/her family is torn apart by rancor, insecurity, turmoil, abuse, alcoholism, divorce... he/she lives with step-parents in whom he/she feels no bond...
September 22, 2009
By Glenda Anderson The first five years are critical in a child’s overall development. Within this time frame, a child can embrace one of two realities: he/she grows up experiencing love and security and trust in his parents or he/she is not held and nurtured... he/she is placed in the arms of strangers who are not connected to him/her... his/her family is torn apart by rancor, insecurity, turmoil, abuse, alcoholism, divorce... he/she lives with step-parents in whom he/she feels no bond...
Will my child turn out okay?
September 18, 2009
By Glenda Anderson In Matthew 13, Jesus gives us the parable of the sower. The sower sows many seeds, many of which never reach their designed growth. Only a few good seeds thrive. The question arises: what can we do to better our chances of having a good seed grow instead of a bad seed? Ask any gardener...he knows. A fruitful garden takes time and patience. The ground needs to be carefully tilled and prepared; the right nutrients must be added to enhance each seed's growth. The rocks...
September 18, 2009
By Glenda Anderson In Matthew 13, Jesus gives us the parable of the sower. The sower sows many seeds, many of which never reach their designed growth. Only a few good seeds thrive. The question arises: what can we do to better our chances of having a good seed grow instead of a bad seed? Ask any gardener...he knows. A fruitful garden takes time and patience. The ground needs to be carefully tilled and prepared; the right nutrients must be added to enhance each seed's growth. The rocks...
When parental correction is necessary
September 17, 2009
By Paul Anderson The lady had briskly left her seat about midway in the center section of the church pews and had taken her nine year old son by the hand and removed him from his seat on the front row. At first I thought her action meant on the spot punishment for the boy or at best his longest reprieve would be until she got him out the front door of the church. My assumption concerning the woman's intentions proved to be one hundred percent wrong. Her anger was not directed toward the boy she was now leading...
September 17, 2009
By Paul Anderson The lady had briskly left her seat about midway in the center section of the church pews and had taken her nine year old son by the hand and removed him from his seat on the front row. At first I thought her action meant on the spot punishment for the boy or at best his longest reprieve would be until she got him out the front door of the church. My assumption concerning the woman's intentions proved to be one hundred percent wrong. Her anger was not directed toward the boy she was now leading...
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