In my last post, I made the claim that current psychological research confirms that parents should parent with a balance of love and discipline because this reflects the character of God. With “props” to Dr. Bob Lehman of Grand Rapids Theological Seminary who taught me all of this, here is what the research says:
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I think you will find this thought provoking. The Big (Untold) Story in the Middle East:Muslims converting to faith in Jesus Christ in record numbers by Joel Rosenberg. At a minimum it might motivate you to pray for Muslims and pray for the Church in Muslim countries.
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I’m new to pastoral ministry, and I obviously find it quite a bit different then my old job in a large corporation. It’s not harder (or easier), just different. Because it’s so different, I have some ups and downs as I grow accustomed to ministry. My last seven days haven’t been the best, and this article really helped.
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A little culture for us . . . a painting by Eugene Burnand (1898). Oil on Canvas displayed at Musee d’Orsay museum in Paris.
Recently we have concluded that parents remain the number one influence in a teenager’s life. We also concluded that parents primarily influence their teenagers by modeling a biblically wise lifestyle (Deut. 6:4-9). Over the next couple of posts I want to get a little more specific in answering the question how. How do we influence our children by our lifestyle?
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In the spirit of two wonderful books by Paul Marshall and Mike Wittmer, world-renown-theological-superstar N. T. Wright has written a nice little article for Christianity Today titled “Heaven is Not Our Home.” It isn’t much new for us “Wittmer-ites,” but it is a nice reminder.
My last post demonstrated that parents remain the number one influence in their teenager’s life. This is true according to the Bible, to psychological research, and to teens themselves. But, this being true, how do we influence our teens?
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Luke 24:1-7
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’
Let us give thanks together.
Have a joyful Resurrection Sunday!
