With wonder and awe…
Every night my son and I gather together in his room to read before bed. He’s usually in his PJs, tucked underneath mounds of blankets. […]
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What Churches Can Learn From My Sunday Morning Visit With 3 Kids
As churches we can do a lot of talking about being “welcoming.” But we often confuse being polite with being welcoming.
It’s a Girl! (From a Dad’s-Eye-View)
They didn’t used to let dads in the delivery room. They do now! On Monday, my wife gave birth to our 3rd child—a little girl! […]
What’s a Dad Want on Father’s Day
“A father carries pictures where his money used to be.” (Unknown) I’m a new dad. Well, not that new. And I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but […]
Mother’s Day from a Man’s Perspective
When I was about old enough to know nothing I remember asking my mom, “What’s mother’s day?” She told me. I replied (as all kids […]
Parenting in the Valley
This is the first in a series reflecting on life as we’ve journeyed with my wife’s mom during her battle with cancer.Hope fuels Christian living, […]
Helping Our Kids Have Faith
Will our kids believe? Do they? This is a big question. Even before I had kids I was reading about our own homes being mission […]
It takes a village.
Every night before bed my son and I read together. He dives under the covers and we read stories that take us to far away […]
How Do You Talk To Your Kids About Easter?
I was chatting with a parent this week. She wanted to be thoughtful and faithful about it. Yes, the Easter bunny is around. But how […]
Oh How Hard It Is To Name Our Baby!
Perhaps you have some wisdom to help. My wife is expecting our third child. What a mind-blowing blessing. Hurricanes of gratitude coupled with wide fields […]
Signs You’re Getting Older (If You’re In Your 30’s)
Birthdays make you think about how young you are. They could make you think about how old you are too—but I’m thinking more positive these […]
Teacher-Girl
My baby girl wants to be a teacher when she grows up. However she doesn’t need to wait till she is fully grown to […]
It’s Bigger than Children
The disciples were squabbling about rank, and Jesus brought in a child to make a point about welcome. And what a point. Because he didn’t say that whoever welcomes a child does the work of the faithful. Or serves God well. Or gets brownie points
Why Are All Families Different?
You are different from anyone else in the world.Your mother is a unique individual. Your father is not like anybody else. It is because all people are different that your family is different from any other family in the entire world.
Why Do We Live In Families?
The people of our family take care of us and teach us about the world as we grow up. Our parents, brothers, sisters, and other relatives love us, watch over us, give us shelter, and protect us from harm. They offer us security, comfort, physical contact and care. Family provides a constant in any child’s life.
Families Theme
To my friends,
September is an exciting time of year with the start-up of school. I have a young neighbour who started school last year. He is really excited to see his old friends again. He loves to learn and one important thing he learned in Junior Kindergarten was about families.
Bullying Theme
Hello friends!
I have heard that some of you have been teasing other children at the playground—not just once in a while—but every day. Others have been telling tall tales at school about certain kids and persuading other kids not to hang out with them. I would call these things BULLYING.
Bullying: Who, What, Where, When, Why?
Bullying Information for You
WHO?
* I believe that everyone is vulnerable to bullying.
* I believe that anyone can be a bully at one time or another.
Bullying and You
You probably know about Binky Barnes who is Arthur’s classmate in the Arthur cartoon TV show. He starts out early in the stories as part of a group (known as “The Tough Customers”) who bully others. But later, Arthur gets to know Binky and he becomes good friends with him.
On the SpongeBob SquarePants show, there’s Flatts the Flounder who really just wants to be a friend—but he always says that he wants to “kick SpongeBob’s butt” and scares SpongeBob into thinking that Flatts wants to hurt him. It takes some time but each one comes to a better understanding of the other.
Bullies in the Bible
Who is the bully in each of these Bible stories?