Steve McCoy has some excellent advice for parents of young children in his recent blog post. He’s put together twenty practical pieces of advice that are wise, biblical and, to this grandfather, seem spot on! Some of his counsel may sound familiar: • Believe that kids are a blessing • Teach…
One of the best ways that you can help your children become familiar with the message of the Bible is by catechizing them. That historically proven method of instruction encourages not only children but also adults gain a helpful, systematic understanding of what the Bible principally teaches. How soon…
One of my greatest joys as a pastor is the privilege of being with children. I love kids of all ages and I love to watch them mature. Some of my fondest pastoral memories involve children, like the time that 3 pre-elementary-aged girls stopped me in the hallway to…
I have never met Matt Chandler. After reading some of his thoughts, I want to. He is pastor of The Village Church, located north of Dallas, Texas, and is headed for an evangelical culture shock of major proportions in a few months (he is scheduled to speak at the…
When a Christian repents his repentance should be as notorious as his sin. When an organization does something wrong or foolish and then takes measures to correct their actions I believe that the decision to change should be as made known as widely as was the mistake. Reggie Joyner,…
When the Gospel is lost I guess it really doesn’t matter if you withhold the facts of Jesus’ death and resurrection from children. That seems to be the rationale behind one publisher of children’s Sunday School curriculum. The guys over at Two Institutions blow the whistle on this knavery….