Quite some time has passed since my last post, so I have several resources to share with you. Enjoy!
Helping Children Celebrate Jesus’ Resurrection
written by Jill Nelson, Truth78, February 22, 2022
Resurrection Sunday (Easter) is just eight weeks away. How could you use that time with your children to more intentionally set the context for Jesus’ resurrection?
*Note: The resources mentioned in Jill’s article are all available through the church library!
Guiding Family Devotions
written by Sally Michael, Truth78, February 15, 2022
While instruction in the Scriptures can and should happen in a church setting, it can never replace the humble, face-to-face context of loving relationships in the home. It is in this relationship of trust and love that head knowledge becomes heart knowledge. Anyone can share information with a child, but when a child learns something from a trusted and loved person, the child is more likely to embrace that knowledge as truth—especially if that truth is demonstrated in everyday life as it is modeled by trusted mentors.
Help! My Kids Keep Talking Back!
written by William P. Smith, Crossway.org, February 3, 2022
We’ve all been there. You tell your child to do something, or you try to help them see something about themselves or the larger world, and they respond immediately with some kind of verbal push back.
The underlying theme in talking back is that your child uses their words to reject yours—to shield themselves from you and from the influence you’re trying to have in their life.
But now the ball is back in your court. What do you do?
Unicorns – More Legit Than You Think?
written by Ken Ham, Answers in Genesis, February 10, 2022
This article caught my attention because, well . . . I’m a girl. And any girl desperately wants unicorns to be real. Ken Ham’s article doesn’t exactly give me everything I want, but is compelling for both boys and girls nonetheless.
The World is Rated R
N. D. Wilson, Grace Agenda Conference, 2019
I first heard this talk several years ago, and stumbled across it again while looking for something else. It’s worth listening to many times over, orienting and reorienting our thinking as we parent our children through various seasons. In this video, Nate asks the question, “What are our children for?” and challenges us to examine Biblical examples of parenting while comparing them to our own. What’s the ultimate target that we’re aiming at? Is it to raise children who are successful and comfortable? Or is it to raise up sons and daughters that are bold, fearless, and dangerous to the secular world they’re living in? Hint – it’s the second one.
