by twelvestones | Jul 1, 2021 | Parenting
One of the great challenges of parenting is watching our kids grow up and begin to think for themselves and make choices with which we do not approve. When kids are young, parents basically make every decision for them. Parents decide what their kids eat, how much...
by twelvestones | Jun 25, 2021 | Parenting
“And [Jesus] said to them all, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it’” (Luke 9:23-24). If we are going to be...
by twelvestones | Jun 18, 2021 | Parenting
“For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel” (Ezra 7:10). In these words, we see a great example of leadership and thus a model to follow for parents. We see a simple three-step process that...
by twelvestones | Jun 11, 2021 | Parenting
In the previous four weeks we have discussed some very important foundations for biblical parenting: Discipline and instruction without exasperationSharing the gospel in everyday conversationsParenting to the heart not just controlling behaviorEntering In – connecting...
by twelvestones | Jun 4, 2021 | Parenting
Over 20 years ago, when our oldest was still young, my wife was talking to an older woman. This woman made a profound statement about parenting that has stuck with us ever since: “The days are long but the years are short.” At the time, we were regularly exhausted and...
