Christian Grandparenting Blog

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into His courts with praise; be thankful unto Him, and bless His name. For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations. Psalm 100:4-5 Thanksgiving is already here....

by Max Elliot Anderson My wife and I were blessed by the arrival of our first two grandchildren. No, they are not twins. Earlier this year, our son and his wife had a little girl. Then, this summer our daughter and her husband gave birth to a...

My soul finds rest in God alone…He alone is my rock and my salvation. (Ps. 62:1) There is growing national illusion concerning the role of government and the function of politics. I believe the majority of Americans (not just the 47%) actually...

First-time grandparents are usually pretty excited when they become a grandparent. Few things provide more of a rush than holding that new grandson or granddaughter for the first time. Fifteen and half years later, I still remember that moment as...

In the midst of overwhelming tragedy, Job responds to the foolish ‘wisdom’ of his friends with a measure of sarcasm: “Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food? Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring...

We are fond of referring to our brave soldiers and service men and women as those who lay their lives on the line for us to defend our freedom. But do we know what freedom really means any more? If our grandchildren were to ask us what freedom...

As many of you may have learned from the Harvard cheating scandal recently, character is about more than following rules. Character has to do with the kind of person I want to be—or not want to be. It’s interesting how surprised many of the...

We used to sing, ‘What the world need now is love, sweet love’. I don’t know if you are aware of it, but a few things have changed. The music of today is substantively different and reveals a lot about this generation of young people.   In a...