“My Spouse Left Me“ This week, we’ve been talking about single parenthood. Becoming a single parent after the death of a spouse is a tragic ordeal. But divorce is actually the more prevalent cause. Too often divorce takes place under situations of marital unfaithfulness, abuse, neglect or abandonment. These are difficult situations to navigate Biblically….
Learning From Jesus’ Ministry. This week we’ve been talking about how to show Biblical love as parents. Yesterday, we discussed the necessity of consequences that find in Scripture and that we need to gives for our children. But consequences are just half of showing Biblical love. Scripture teaches us a balance between consequence and compassion. Sometimes…
5 Parenting Principles: Being a parent is tough. One of the most difficult parts of parenting, is knowing when to issue consequences to our children and what should those consequences look like? Thankfully, our relationship with our Heavenly Father gives us the insight we need. There are two main types of consequences found in Scripture: First,…
How To Extend the Honeymoon, When the Honeymoon’s Over. This past week, we’ve already discussed dating, courtship and engagement; and the competitions that arise between worldly principles and Jesus‘ call to protect the marriage covenant. So let’s finish our story. Our couple has (1) fought through the yoke competition and they both love Jesus more…
What To Consider Before The Proposal. Before we get to the wedding day, there’s an engagement. And before there’s an engagement, there’s dating (or courtship in traditional circles). What should we be focused on? What should our standard be? Before she says, “Yes!“; what should our relationship be founded on? Check out the relationship advice that Paul wrote…
Insights From Pastor Paul The Apostle Paul knew singleness. Theologians are divided on whether Paul was single his whole life or whether his wife died at an early age. Nevertheless, he knew what it meant to be single. Instead of getting married (or remarried) Paul chose to give his time and devotion to Jesus instead. From…
What Kids Can Teach Us If We’re Willing To Learn. In John 6, we read a miracle account, but it’s also an account about a little boy: “1 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of…
Embracing Faith & Passion. The Bible teaches us that God loves children. What do you think God loves the most about children? The Bible teaches that children are a blessing. Why should children always be allowed and encouraged in church? I want to begin a generational journey. This week, I want to start at childhood and…
In the End, There’s Only Jesus. Earlier this week, I wrote a post titled, “No Support, No Problem!“ In that post, I referenced 2 Timothy 4, where Paul writes to Timothy about being deserted (Acts 25-26). And Paul ends this discussion on being deserted by focusing Timothy on the Kingdom. “The Lord will rescue me…
Why Are Lions So Important? Paul writes to Timothy: “16 At my first defence, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. 17 But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all…
God Is Always There. Near the end of 2 Timothy 4, Paul writes to Timothy about a time in His life when he was completely deserted. At a moment where his very life was held in the balance, no one came to his defence. And yet, God and God alone stood in the gap came to Paul’s defence…
So We Need the Word. “Why read the Bible? What’s the point?“ A couple of weeks ago, we started to unpack the answers. Using 2 Timothy 3:16-17 as a base-text, we looked at these related topics: Why Do Followers of Jesus Need the Bible? Do We Believe the Bible Is God-Breathed? Do We Use the…