Does my parenting style teach obedience? Can I teach a version of obedience that is also freeing? A version where they know the boundaries, yet feel free operating within them? Or do I teach obedience that is void of relationship?
Read moreArchival Post: Does My Parenting Style Promote Spousal Oneness?
Something mysterious was declared over the first marriage. After telling the man to leave his father and mother, God told him to be joined to his wife. “The two,” God said, “Will be one flesh.”
Read moreArchival Post: Does My Parenting Style Include Trust In God?
Christians believe trust is central to our relationship with God. We experience a constant battle between fear and faith. (3 Minutes/600 Words)
Read moreArchival Post: Does My Parenting Style Emphasize Grace?
Christians believe in God’s grace, demonstrated and accessed through the gospel. As a result, we long to communicate grace motivations rather than law motivations. We know this to be true: God has extended grace to us. (3 Minutes/600 Words)
Read moreArchival Post: Does My Parenting Style Cultivate Rest?
God modeled the Sabbath centuries before writing the Sabbath law. In the creation account of Genesis, we are told, “And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.” (2 Minutes/600 Words)
Read moreArchival Post: 5 Reasons for Believers to Have Kids
The Psalmist spoke of children as a reward, a blessing. But do modern married couples believe this to be so? Should we have children? Are they still a blessing? I think so. (9 Minutes/2300 Words)
Read moreArchival Post: 6 Supracultural Biblical Parenting Principles
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6 Supracultural Biblical Parenting Principles
6 Supracultural Biblical Parenting Principles
This post will examine 6 biblical parenting principles that apply across various cultures, with follow-up questions that pertain more to this culture. Here is an overview of the principles:
- Does my parenting style include trust in God?
- Does my parenting style emphasize grace?
- Does my parenting style cultivate rest?
- Does my parenting style teach obedience?
- Does my parenting style promote spousal oneness?
- Does my parenting style prioritize God’s kingdom?
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Exalting God's Faithfulness To The Next Generation
Kids ask questions, or at least they want to. Sometimes the questions drive a parent batty — “When do we get there?” — but often the questions provide moments for teaching and training. Discipleship...
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Read moreDoes My Parenting Style Prioritize God's Kingdom? — 6 of 6
Supracultural Principle: Christians believe God’s kingdom is coming, but is present today in the form of the church. Jesus shed His blood for the church, and He wants us to love His people like He does.
3 Minutes / 500 Words
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