Late one evening when our kids were young, I was heading for bed when I noticed a piece of paper propped against the pillows. It was a note to Scott and me from the oldest of our three sons, then thirteen. Danny was going through a bit of a rough patch. Just when he needed to gain a greater measure of independence and self-awareness, he’d developed a close friendship with a boy whose home life included episodes of domestic violence. This boy was acting out, exhibiting negative habits of rebellion and foolishness which concerned us due to the influence his behavior had on Continue Reading
Why You can Trust the Bible
I recently read a story about a family searching for a new church home in the city to which they had relocated. In the process of decision-making, they attended a particular church just as Easter approached. Everything seemed fine—until the minister said it didn’t really matter whether or not Jesus was raised from the dead. Whereas orthodox Christianity teaches the Bible is a collection of inspired books which God preserved in order to reveal himself to man, liberalism treats the Bible as a collection of books which we are free to interpret as we wish. This is problematic, because Continue Reading
How to Navigate Gender Issues as a Christian Parent
Your daughter’s friend was born female, but identifies as a boy, including a name change. Your kind-hearted girl comes alongside her friend, but you feel nervous about who is influencing whom. You’re downtown in the big city, and your son is too old to use the women’s restroom with Mom. Just after he heads into the men’s room, you see a cross-dressed person follow him in. What’s a parent to do? If you’re a Christian parent with a traditional view of sex, marriage and gender, you might feel like an anomaly. More importantly, you may be wondering how to teach your children what Continue Reading
7 Ways this Hidden Bible Truth Grounds your sense of Self-Worth
I'll admit, I'm a fan of old Saturday Night Live skits. One of my favorites is Al Frankin's character "Stuart Smalley." "I'm gonna do a terrific show today," Stuart would tell himself, "and I'm gonna help people...because I'm good enough, I'm strong enough, and doggone it, people like me!" We get a kick out of "Stuart" as he scratches our itch to feel good about ourselves-but this character's mantra brings out a fundamental question: How do you measure the worth of a human being? Culture has a lot to say on this issue, but what society tells us about ourselves is often based Continue Reading