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Parenting Thoughts from a Puritan

[caption id="attachment_6272" align="alignright" width="268"] "John Flavel" by James Hopwood, ca. 1752-1819, printmaker, Folger Shakespeare Library Digital Image Collection[/caption] Last week, Tim Challies posted “8 Items for Christian Parents to Ponder.”...

Tell, Explain, Demonstrate, and Inspire

Here is a great quote to ponder: The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The great teacher demonstrates. The superior teacher inspires.  —William Arthur Ward       (Image...

A More Powerful Circuit

A while back I read an article about embracing the use of technology in the preschool classroom at church. One idea related to the frightened, clingy child who doesn’t want...

The Power of Influence

Quiz time for parents: Who exerts the greatest influence in your child’s life? How is that influence serving to shape your child’s life? Now read these important thoughts from John...

Showing Compassion Far Away and at Home + Free ...

The pictures and reports from Nepal are truly heart-wrenching! (Read Desiring God’s post, “Pray for Nepal.”) There’s so much death, destruction, pain, and suffering. As Christians, how should we to...

Great Story-Telling and Sound Doctrine

Many years ago, I watched a movie that, in a sense, took my breath away. It had beautiful imagery, a storyline that gripped your heart as you were swept into...