Every Sunday I read the announcement - the one about the book drive to stock the kids’ library at my church with classic children’s books. Every Sunday, I think, I’ve got so many books. I have to go through them and donate. And then every Sunday I come back from… [more]
Home & Family
Gross parenting and Good Friday
A couple of celebrity bits that sparked all sorts of “ewwww-ing” and “aaaaahhhh-ing” across the Interwebs last week left me uncharacteristically nonplussed and nonjudgmental. While Alicia Silverstone’s video showing her pre-chewing and feeding her 11-month-old son a la a mama robin outraged dentists and others who were worried about passing… [more]
What would Jesus do (with nursing mothers)?
Imagine this with me: 5,000 people gathered on a hillside, all enjoying a miraculous meal of broken bread and fish, passed among them, as they watch Jesus, curious to hear what he’ll say next. But then Jesus sees a woman in the crowd - she’s cooing at and nursing her… [more]
Valentine’s Day dinner deals and true romance
While dining at a local Italian restaurant with my 10-year-old daughter, she read an ad for an upcoming Valentine’s Day special, which sounded like serious romance to her. “You and Dad should come here for that,” she sagely advised. I told her that we didn’t usually do a lot for… [more]
How churches and states are cooperating on adoption
Our nation’s foster-care system is in crisis. Thousands of children “age out” of foster care each year without ever having known the love and support of a forever family. Birthdays are forgotten. School performance drops. Social workers are overwhelmed and lose hope of the possibility that the children in their… [more]
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TimF If I had my way, we'd skip Mother's Day and Father's Day mentions entirely at church; but if we must, the idea of saying Happy Mother's Day and then preaching the sermon the Lord gave you is the way to go.
Mother's Day sermons...ugh
L Ann Jackson Roe v Wade is the wrong focus. Grace of salvation represented in the gospel is the only true answer.
Why Roe v. Wade needn't be a holy grail
Shannon C. I believe abortion should be illegal not because it will end abortion (I know it won’t) but because it is an act that victimizes another person.
Why Roe v. Wade needn't be a holy grail
Julia Howes Bailey If your small child learns that he/she can come to you with questions and get a straight and honest answer, she will continue to do so when life becomes much more complicated.
Telling the truth to your kids
Theresa Munroe We raised them in faith and in the way they should go. We're trusting they'll return to God because He promises they will. Each person's spiritual journey is unique.
The real reason kids abandon faith
Melody H Hanson I have found those Mommy Ministries never challenged my mind enough.
A new way of ministering to stay-at-home moms