Every time I look at my blog stats, it seems that the most hits are on anything to do with instilling maturity in children. This is a much needed skill for both parents and children. Today I’ve been musing on one aspect of what children need to grow and mature properly. I speak to this […]
Whose Problem Is It Anyway?
If I am doing this correctly, I am posting the link to my son’s blog. I get many hits on my blog about instilling maturity in children and this blog about Bob’s book will help readers, not only with instilling maturity, but it’s a fantastic book for dads to use with their middle school sons. […]
Musings on Jesus and the Six Negative Emotions
As I was reading in Matthew this morning, as is so often the case, something new jumped out at me. In Chapter 14 we read the story of John the Baptist’s beheading. I’ve read it countless times but never really named the emotion for Jesus’ reaction in verse 13 even though I had the verse […]
God’s Love is Like the Wind (from the new devotional)
“And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.” Ephesians 3:18 New Living Translation “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 “These things have I […]
Excerpt from: Intimacy through Love, Joy, and Bonding
“Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 When we are growing love bonds with others, their love for us will bring up things we need to look at in ourselves, and vice versa. We need to see this as a good thing and not run away from building a love bond for […]
Helping Others When They Hurt
“Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.” Romans 12: 15 Here is a great way to look at what this verse says: “No one has to fix anyone’s pain; we just need to sit with them in it. It cannot be fixed; it can only be healed.” Sitting with someone does […]