Assumed here is a parent’s biblical conviction for using physical discipline in the first place. It’s a question from Timothy, who has that conviction in place. He asks, “Pastor John, as a husband, father, and the leader of my household, I feel as though it is primarily my responsibility to discipline the children. Is this […]
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Whatever is happening in the culture, the Bible doesn’t change. A father and a mother who are married have children; the father provides, and the mother cares for the home and the children. That is the biblical definition of marriage and the family. Go back with me for a minute to Deuteronomy 6, just as […]
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“Do you ever remember your mom helping you put your clothes on?” The question came from my wife, a mother of two young boys who have not yet mastered the art of getting dressed. I thumbed through the files of those early years and came up blank, the thousands of pant-pull-ups and shirt-put-ons lost to […]
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Sarah Edwards (1710–1758), wife of the great theologian and revival preacher Jonathan Edwards, is most often remembered for her lifelong devotion to God. She had experienced God’s grace even as a little girl. At age 16, she confided in her journal that she had been “led to prize nearness to Christ as the creature’s greatest […]
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