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 Jul 31, 2014 in Parenting Article | Tags: child, church, college, dynamite, home, kid, lansing, listen, lutheran, mi, michigan, moses, parent, power, shepherd of the hills, teach, today, tomorrow, trust, word, word of god
Their Tomorrow Depends On Your Words Today
According to a study conducted by the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, Hispanics who have gone to college rank their parents as being most influential in their decision to continue their schooling. So an ad campaign by The Hispanic Scholarship Fund and The Ad Council challenges Hispanic parents to talk to their children about college and encourage them to pursue higher education. The ads close with the reminder, “Their tomorrow depends on your words today.”
There are two things that strike me about that closing slogan. The first is that your words as a parent have tremendous power to influence your children. That is especially true when your words communicate God’s Word. Scripture compares God’s Word to a hammer, a sword, seed that grows, light that illuminates, and a raging fire. Paul calls the gospel the power of God for the salvation of all who believe. The Greek word for “power” is the word from which we get our English word “dynamite.”
Posted on May 30, 2014 in Parenting Article | Tags: children, church, lansing, lord, lutheran, mi, michigan, obey, parent, privilege, shepherd of the hills
Parenting Is A Privilege
Do you get a little sick and tired of everything you have to do as a parent? Parenting can seem like a chore because of the chores that come with it- getting up with crying babies, chasing after toddlers, making meals, doing laundry, helping with homework, nursing sick kids, carting kids around. Parenting can seem like a bore because the chores are tedious and keep repeating day after day. But God elevates parenting to a high privilege by making parents his representatives to do his work for their (really HIS) children. When, by faith, we grasp that, we are able to keep doing the mundane, repetitious chores of parenting with a renewed spirit of eagerness and joy.
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