Christian Grandparenting Blog

I Cor. 10:31 “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.” There are two ways to use the word magnify. One way is to describe the process of enlarging something not normally visible because it is so small so it...

“A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.” Pr. 11:25 The teenage daughter of a dear friend of mine did something I’ve never seen before at her birthday party. She chose to celebrate her birthday with friends...

If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile… I Cor. 15:17 If there is one Christian holiday that should occupy a place of prominence in our celebrations and teaching it is Easter—and I don’t mean the Easter Bunny. We tend to make much more...

“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” John 10:10 Popeye was a popular cartoon hero during my childhood. Although he always saved his girl, he also projected a somewhat fatalistic attitude towards life. When faced with...

“Greater love has no one than this – that he lay down his life for his friends.”   John 15:13 Sgt. Meyer believed he was going to die, but he did it anyway. Five times in a six-hour period he charged into the teeth of enemy Afghan gunfire...

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to Him in song.” Ps. 28:7 I love to laugh, except when milk comes out of my nose. Come on, admit it…you can’t help but...

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.   Prov. 18:24 Friends are important, but choosing the right friends is critically important. Some people want friends so badly that they...

Pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!” Ecc. 4:10b “Life without a friend is like death without a witness.” So declares an ancient Spanish proverb. Such was the reality that the Charles Dicken’s character, Ebenezer Scrooge, had to...

“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” –Jesus (Matt. 6:21) Everyone is a treasure-seeker, which is why Jesus spoke so often about money and earthly wealth. In his parable of the hidden treasure in Matthew 13, Jesus describes...