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What Do You Really Believe?
Dealing With Difficult Classroom Situations With words we say what we think we believe but our actions reveal what we really believe. When our oldest was three and our youngest 10 months old we went to a Christar training conference. The children were separated by age. That evening we discovered our oldest suddenly had an imaginary friend. While playing, children often imagine their dolls or stuffed animals are interacting with them. Why is this need for community so fundamentally a part of us that even small children, when they feel alone, are compelled to imagine a friend? Could it be a homing device to bring us to God? The number…
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God’s Power Tools – #1
The Holy Spirit is our teacher and He is the one who opens our minds to the truth we will be teaching. He is the only one who can take our meager efforts and make something eternal out of them in the lives of our children. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 (Net Bible) “He who calls you is trustworthy, and He will in fact do this.”Prayer is our communication with Him before, during, and after the teaching process. Our number one power tool is prayer! Children are the future generation of Christianity. We are commanded to teach our children the truths of God’s Holy Word in Deuteronomy 6:5-7. (Net Bible) “You must love the…
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5 Ways to Encourage Gratitude in Your Family
Johnny Henry Jowett, a well-known pastor from the late 1800’s, said: “Life without thankfulness is devoid of love and passion. Hope without thankfulness is lacking in fine perception. Faith without thankfulness lacks strength and fortitude. Every virtue divorced from thankfulness is maimed and limps along the spiritual road.” I’ve never doubted the importance of gratitude. Many studies done in recent years back this up. Wall Street Journal, for example, referenced a study done among teens showing that those with higher amounts of gratitude also had higher grades, less depression, less envy, and a healthier outlook on life. Yet, sometimes I’ve failed to see the full value. Even worse are those…
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The Truth About Wisdom For Kids
How can we encourage children to seek wisdom? Wisdom is vital for children to have in order to fulfill God’s plan for their life…especially in today’s world. But only God can give true wisdom and help a child apply it to daily life. Thus, we want to encourage children to maximize God’s truth by helping them understand biblical wisdom.
