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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...

Don’t be a Misleading Messenger

I believe that God is able to bring about true repentance and belief in young children. Pastor Dennis Gundersen believes this, too. But he also wants to caution us and...

Bible Literacy in the Classroom— 8- to 12-year-...

One of the greatest gifts a teacher can give students is to train them in how to study the Bible for themselves. By the time students have reached eight years...

When the Truth Hurts

In my opinion, one of the main reasons teachers and parents hesitate to teach young children about the wages of sin is to protect their self-esteem. We don’t want children...