Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death. Proverbs 19:18 Every child needs a father, yet nationwide it is estimated that more than 35% of today’s children have no father in their lives. According Chuck Colson and Prison...
I was privileged to serve almost thirteen years alongside a truly godly, gracious man of God unlike any other I have ever known—Robert C. Frederich. He was my pastor and colleague at Galilee Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado before returning to his roots in Maine. In...
“If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it…but even if He does not, we want you to know…” Daniel 3:17-18 Charles Krauthammer, a non-religious Jew writing in a 1998 Time magazine article, wrote that “every manner of...
Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in Your truth;give me an undivided heart that I may fear Your name. Psalm 86:11 Several weeks ago we looked at the ten percent unshakable belief factor that determines what belief system a particular society adopts. Over the...
“I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.” Ephesians 4:1 Have you seen the t-shirt that reads, Grandpa’s To-Do List:1) Load up grandkids with sugar; 2) Send them home? While it is humorous, this caricature of grandparenting is,...
“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7) I wonder how many Christian grandparents today could be described as audacious (bold, fearless, uninhibited, inventive). I run into many...
KEY #2: A COMMITMENT TO FERVENT PRAYER Could you not keep watch with me for one hour? (Matt. 26:40) Today our nation is focused on remembering the thousands of innocent lives lost in the events of September 11, 2001. Ten years ago today four planes hijacked by...
“He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.” (Ps. 25:9) It’s a dangerous trap for older adults, including grandparents, to think they know better than the younger generations, especially when it comes to raising children. After all, you have been...
The birth of a first grandchild is one of the greatest moments of life. You remember that moment—a moment when you awoke to the reality that grandparent was not a four-letter word! In fact, at that moment it felt like nothing could be grander. Now that you’ve been a...
“The weapons we fight with are not weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” 2 Corinthians 10:4 Have you ever been frustrated by certain special interest groups who seem to get their way most of the time? I recently...
