Christian Grandparenting Blog

“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 [...]

“Why are you downcast, O my soul?  Why so disturbed within me?  Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.” Psalm 43:5 Looking back on 2009 and the first decade of the new millennium, much has been [...]

After the angels announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds, they ran to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph and the baby was lying in a manger. The shepherds were so excited they told everyone what they had seen. All who heard the shepherd’s [...]

“But what about you? He asked.  Who do you say I am?” Matt. 16:15 Christmas has once again come and gone, but the question still lingers, as it will throughout the year – who is this Jesus whose birth we just celebrated? Who do your [...]

“Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?’” Matt. 2:1-2 I have a dear friend who is Jewish, a follower of Christ, and a pastor of a small Messianic congregation in Colorado.  [...]

Do you have Christmas memories from your childhood? Do you remember the family gatherings, your Christmas tree, Christmas carols, Christmas programs, gifts or etc?  Are your memories happy ones or are they sad? As I was pondering this question myself, I thought of the beautiful [...]