Posts with the category “family-ministry”

Father in heaven,We pray for the students returning to or beginning school this year.Be with them and bless them in this endeavor.When they feel excited, let that excitement become diligence and gratitude.When they feel anxious, fearful, or discouraged, meet them with your peace.Remind them that they do not enter this year alone.You go before them, you are with them, and you will help them.Give th...  Read More

At times the discipleship of our children is formal. Most of the time it is informal. Most of the time it is done during the normal course of life (Deuteronomy 6:6–7). Often it is accomplished and even effectively so, in the margins of our lives; during the drive to school, cleaning up after dinner, while brushing teeth, etc.With this in mind what follows is an informal catechism. A list of 21 bib...  Read More

Last summer, I took my family to the circus. We saw things that truly made our jaws drop. In fact, I’ll never forget the faces of my children when dogs came onto the stage upright and riding scooters. It was amazing. But there was one thing that was even more surprising. All around us, children were going bananas —throwing fits, running up and down the aisles, screaming, trying to get onto the sta...  Read More