“The Father is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.” Matthew 18:14 I suspect you know the parable of the lost sheep, generally taught as an evangelism passage in which believers are challenged to seek the lost. While it is a legitimate application of the parable, it is worth...
“Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.” Matthew 18:5 Effective parenting and grandparenting demands intentionality. Every day we stand at a crossroads and must choose the path we will walk—the path marked “My Agenda” or the one marked “God’s Agenda”. It was the...
“We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, His power and the wonders He has done… so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children, so they would put their trust in God…” Psalm 78:4-7 I’ve done my share...
“ He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do?’” Luke 12:17a It's true--choices do have consequences. In Jesus’ parable of the rich fool, the man in this story chose not to involve God in his decisions. Notice how he responds to the wealth he accumulated: “He thought to himself”; “This is...
I really thrilled to share with you the exciting news of CGN reaching a new milestone in ministry impact as God leads us forward to reach yet another generation with the Gospel. I have been doing this work for more than two decades now, and the time has arrived for new leadership, a new vision,...
Nothing is More Important Than Praying for My Grandchildren Immediately after 911, I remember churches all over the land filling with people crying out to God. Now those same churches are all but empty when a church prayer meeting is scheduled. Today, as we find ourselves in the throes of the...
My personal response to this question is to ask myself another question. Where is my own heart on the issue of injustice, and especially the racial injustice questions that are front and center in the public arena today? And how do I know my heart is right? If you’ve wondered why I have remained...
(Lesson #4: Lessons I've Learned as a Grandparent.. and Am Still Learning) As a grandparent with grandchildren who are old enough to have children themselves, I am confronted daily with the reality of my mortality. More than seven decades of life have passed by like a blink of an eye. What remains...
Creating a Safe Place is More Important Than Proving My Point It took me a while, but I now realize my grandchildren don’t need my ‘wisdom’ as much as they need the assurance that I’m a safe person with whom they can discuss the hard issues and not be judged, preached at, or shamed. Needing to...
Moses made it very clear to the parents and grandparents of his day that they are both responsible for telling the next generations of God’s greatness and faithfulness. But he began this exhortation with this warning: “Only be careful and watch yourselves closely”. I like the NASB translation...
Sometime ago I jotted down some of the lessons that God has been teaching me over the last two decades about intentional, biblical grandparenting. There are many lessons God has taught me or is still teaching me. I am sometimes a slower learner, but I am willing to learn. I thought I would choose...
The lifestyle changes we have all been forced to adopt for ourselves in these last few weeks have made most of us, in locked down communities, at least in locked down communities, face a new kind of disconnectedness. For example, it no longer matters if we live close to our grandchildren or not....
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