Christian Grandparenting Blog

Isn’t it exciting to have your precious grandchild come running into your arms with hugs and kisses? The six-year-old granddaughter calling to tell you she lost her first tooth and the tooth fairy is coming to her houses or your seven-year-old grandson thrilled to tell [...]

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”   Father, it is tempting for Your children to take detours that lead them astray. But I [...]

“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness… For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith VIRTUE (goodness)…” 2 Peter 1:3, 5 In a time when virtue was usually exchanged for expedience, Polycarp remained an example [...]

Recently my three young granddaughters sang in a musical in their church. The musical was scripture based, containing many great messages about the birth, life, and death of Jesus Christ. As I was listening to the words of the musical, the thought came to me [...]

“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness… For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith…” 2 Peter 1:3, 5 In ancient Greece the great plays of men like Sophocles and Euripides required enormous and very [...]

“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness… For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith…” 2 Peter 1:3, 5 The idea of “adding” something to faith seems out of line with the fundamental Christian doctrine [...]

In the devotional this month about Esther, we also see God’s providence at work in the life of Queen Esther. In God’s faithfulness, we see his sovereign work even in the negative moments of Esther’s life, as they became stepping-stones toward God’s plan. Esther was [...]

In Esther, we also read about Esther’s uncle Mordecai, who would not kneel down and pay honor to Haman, one of the royal officials at the king’s gate. When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down to him, he became very angry, looking for [...]