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Self discipline is a primary quality that will help children be successful in life. In this article, Dr. Scott Turansky, co-founder of the National Center for Biblical Parenting, provides seven key ways to help children develop self-discipline. One of the primary tasks of early childhood is to develop self discipline. Parents and teachers often find themselves correcting their children for interrupting, being wild, not following …
“In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 1:4-6) How Kids Think Kids protest, “I can’t possibly do that!” Many children …
Whether you are building a new home or raising a young child, laying a solid foundation is essential. If you establish a firm base, you can be reasonably confident that the future will remain on stable footings. A faulty foundation, however, foretells that headaches are on the horizon. Trust the Tools Three tools are essential to lay a good foundation for a new home: a …
“Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.” (Colossians 2:6-8, ESV) …
We’ve all experienced the pain of heartbreak. It hurts. A lot. Children experience heartbreak, too. Jenny Funderburke reminds us that there is a hurting child in our ministry right now. She shares five simple ways to minister to the brokenhearted. There is a hurting child in your world. You may know he’s hurting, you may not. He might be in your neighborhood. He might be in the …
Introduction: In the latter half of the 20th Century, Old Testament scholars and theologians began to voice their concerns about the contemporary church’s loss of reading and understanding the Old Testament as a story for Christian formation and growth. For these scholars, Christian formation and growth can best be summarized as the dynamic, growing relationship between God and his people. In this relationship, God takes …
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen… And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him” (Hebrews 11:1, 6, ESV). How Kids Think “Can you prove it?“ Some kids are taught to believe that the scientific method …
