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,…
What Every Parent Needs To Know. The excitement is overwhelming for a young couple, about to have a baby. That moment, months before the baby arrives, looking at that positive pregnancy test or filling out those initial papers for adoption; the couple is filled with elattion. They realise that they are no longer just husband and wife;…
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 Do Before You Say, “I Do!“ Let’s say you’ve set a high standard for dating. You have been faithful and the Lord has provided an amazing fiancé. You’re now engaged to someone who clearly loves Jesus more than they love you. Jesus is first in your relationship. Well done! Smooth sailing all the way to the wedding…
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…
Make Sure You’re Not Competing With Jesus. For centuries, little girls have been dreaming of that perfect wedding day, and this is still true in our culture today. We know this to be true because Reality TV has capitalized on this fact. Don’t believe me? Just watch an episode of a show called “Bridezillas“. Enough said! Following…
How Singleness Looks Today. How is singleness playing out in our culture? This week, we’ve been studying singleness. Specifically, we looked at Paul’s instruction to the unmarried Christians in the Corinthian church, found in 1 Cor. 7. As I described the immoral culture of Corinth in yesterday’s post, maybe some of you thought, “That sounds a lot like…
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…
From a Married Pastor. This week I’m going to be blogging about a season of life called Singleness. Before I embark on this journey, I want to give a Singleness Caveat: I want to start with an apology. I acknowledge the fact that every single is an individual person with an individual story. I understand that some Singles are old and…
Let’s talk about youth.
Depending on the English translation you’re using, the word “youth” appears 50 to 90 times in the Old Testament and 1 to 10 times in the New Testament.
This would be a straightforward word study if it weren’t for our current Western culture definition of youth (which often equates to being a teenager). You see, this doesn’t transfer over Biblically.
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…