Blog… Praying Detectives – What I’m Reading 27 Aug 2005 "Parents should use prayer as an investigative tool. Suppose the parents suspect that one of the children has lied about something to them, but they cannot prove it. It's important…
Blog… Detective Work – What I’m Reading 27 Aug 2005 "One commonplace observation about parenting is how many professions are gathered up into that role. Cooking, cleaning, teaching, and so on, are all part of it. My point here is…
Blog… Listen to the Kids – What I’m Reading 21 Aug 2005 "An important part of bringing up children is the art of listening to them. Of course, when they volunteer things, it's important to hear, but I mean much more than…
Blog… Love and Attention – What I’m Reading 20 Aug 2005 "All parents have experienced the ebb and flow of ordinary life. In bringing up children, nothing is static; nothing stays put. This means that everything might be harmonious and smooth…
Blog… THE Book, the yardstick 19 Aug 2005 "…The difference between it and the writings of men is like the difference between the Person of Christ and the person of man… "Look now at the Bible in comparison…
Blog… Linked to the Deed 19 Aug 2005 "The moment a person takes the position that all truth is God's truth, he is committed to doing something. The Bible knows no such thing as truth that is merely…
Blog… Prideful Ignorant Dogmatism 19 Aug 2005 "A great deal of humility is needed to avoid the rash assurance with which some Christians who know next to nothing about the spacious realm of science dogmatize regarding the…
Blog… Mental Muscle 19 Aug 2005 "Nor should the psychologically ambiguous but commonsensical idea of a 'mental discipline' confuse anyone. Admittedly, to some, it conjures up the picture of a little muscle behind the ears grown…
Blog… Basics Scorn 19 Aug 2005 "The chief sin of the modern school in this regard springs from a pervasive attitude in the teaching profession -- a peculiar scorn for the basic ideas, underlying assumptions, and…
Blog… "Escape" Reading 19 Aug 2005 "One cannot help but observe the trend in modern schools to substitute light 'escape' reading for the more difficult classics. This practice is defended in the name of getting students…
Blog… Shallow Oceans 18 Aug 2005 "The wider the ocean of course offerings, the narrower the education of the individual student. When left to himself, the student, who by definition lacks knowledge and mature discernment, often…
Blog… Teaching and Learning – What I’m Reading 18 Aug 2005 "When the Scriptures teach us that parents should teach their children, the flip side of this is that children should learn from their parents. This is obvious to virtually everyone…
Blog… Love and Obedience – What I’m Reading 16 Aug 2005 "Every biblical home contains within it both love and obedience. Love without obedience is spineless and ultimately not love at all. Obedience without love is the dust of death. But…
Blog… Leadership – What I’m Reading 15 Aug 2005 "We are not necessarily being unscriptural when our language varies from that of Scripture, but it at least means we might be. This potential problem arises in the home, particularly…
Blog… More on Double Standards – What I'm Reading 9 Aug 2005 "So double standards are an enemy of effective discipline in the home. No one wants to hear a parent yelling that the children need to learn to keep quiet. But…
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