Leaving Behind Your Child

One Sunday, our minister told the story of how Mary and Joseph left Jesus behind at the temple. My husband, Bob, wondered, "How could a parent forget ...

Humor: Paying Off God

Our 7-year-old daughter had just won $2.00 for her memory work in Sunday school. After the morning service, the pastor's wife congratulated her.

Our ...

Praying Before Meals

Our three-year-old grandson, Daniel, stayed with us while his parents went on a weekend trip. As usual, we bowed our heads as my husband prayed out loud ...

Children: God's Rewards

As a single parent with a full-time job and three young children, I often listen to Christian radio as an extra source of strength to cope with my day-to-day ...

Nothing Like a Baby

A baby is God's opinion that life should go on. A book that does nothing to you is dead. A baby, whether it does anything to you, represents life. ...

Tell Children about Sin

There is a widespread refusal to let children know that the source of much that goes wrong in life is due to our very own natures--the propensity of all ...

The Old Outnumber the Young

In most churches there are twice as many adults over 55 as youth 13 to 20 years old.

Would That Be in Reference?

As we returned from Vacation Bible School one summer day, my young daughter Melissa asked if we could stop at the library. When I asked her why, she explained, ...

Broken Baby

All our children were in bed; the late television news was over, and I was putting the finishing touches to a presentation for medical students scheduled ...

When Children Owe Their Parents

I flew to Washington, D.C., a couple of weeks ago, and sitting beside me was a woman probably about 60 years of age. She saw me with my legal pad working ...