Christian Grandparenting Blog

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 [...]

“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness…” 2 Peter 1:3 It is not uncommon to find a grandparent who feels inadequate and wholly unable to relate to the younger generations, especially teens.  Such feelings tend to produce a paralyzing [...]

In this month’s devotional, I shared about Queen Esther and her role in saving the lives of the Jews in Susa. We learned that Queen Esther had to be invited by the King Xerxes to even come into his presence. She couldn’t talk to her [...]

Happy New Year 2010 Lessons from Queen Esther By Lillian Penner   In Esther, chapter four we read that when Haman made a decree to kill all the Jews of Susa because Mordecai would not bow down to him, Mordecai asked his niece, Queen Esther [...]