Letting my kids watch too much TV can be a huge source of mom guilt. Here are the ways we find balance in this equation.
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When the Bible Uses a Bad Word: Hating Correction is Stupid
I don’t love correction, and the Bible clearly says that makes me stupid…ouch. And I saw that I was passing on that stupidity to the next generation.
At the Beginning of Our Homeschooling Journey
We are only just beginning our homeschool journey, but we have had some twists and turns already. I’m looking forward to the many that are to come.
Ezer Kenegdo: A Mirror of Grace and Truth
Suitable helper. Helper suitable. Help meet. A variety of translations for a Hebrew phrase notoriously difficult to translate.
Here’s an example of one application of this phrase that is a different than many ways I have heard it implemented before.
Book Review: Make Your Mark by Brad Gray
A detailed examination of the practical lessons we can take away from the story of Samson
Harnessing the Power of Consistency
In multiple areas recently, I have felt overwhelmed with the amount of work that I needed to do and had several goals that I wanted to accomplish immediately. With everything going on in life, it seemed like I would never get them done. But I am slowly and surely learning the power of doing small amounts of a large task consistently each day.
Patience: Repentance and the Fruit of the Spirit
Processes and scripts help me in my daily life. Here I detail the process that I use when I need to repent of impatience.
Kids and Chores: Teaching Skills without Rewards or Punishments
In America, we are often told that children hate chores and have to be coerced through a system of allowance and punishments to make them help around the house. Perhaps there is a path that makes it easier for everyone.
Pedestals Are No Fun: Idols Set Everyone Up for Failure
Throughout the Bible we see God smashing idols. Our idols today don’t often look like small statues but like anything we choose to place above God, but the process of smashing those idols is still messy.
Book Review: The Exodus You Almost Passed Over by Rabbi David Fohrman
This book answered a question I had about the Bible for decades (literally). It also gave me new and enlightening insight into the way God was working through the ten plagues in Egypt.