Posted on Aug 15, 2014 in Parenting Article | Tags: church, dead, death, depression, forgiveness, god, grief, hope, kids, lansing, life, lutheran, mi, michigan, parent, parenting, prayer, robin williams, shepherd of the hills, suicide
Teaching Our Kids And Grandkids About Suicide
The suicide of actor/comedian Robin Williams several days ago has led to a number of people asking me just what the Bible says about suicide. Here are the things we need to know about suicide and share with our children and grandchildren so they can look at suicide in the light of God’s Word.
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Posted on May 16, 2014 in Parenting Article | Tags: alive, baptism, born, children, church, dead, eternal, god, lansing, living, lutheran, mi, michigan, paul, shepherd of the hills, sin, sins
Your Children Are Reborn Through Baptism
Do you believe in zombies? You know- “the living dead”?
While I don’t believe in “the living dead” in the sense of all those zombie apocalypse movies and TV shows, I do believe that the living dead roam the world. In fact, I believe I once was one. I believe that I was born that way until I was rescued from that awful existence. And I believe my kids were born in that dreadful state and needed rescue just like me- through Holy Baptism.
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