Most people agree that discipline is necessary for the life of a child. But not all agree on what constitutes discipline and not all agree on its ultimate purpose. Even in scripture, we are given some notable examples of discipline gone wrong and sometimes absent altogether (1 … [Read more...] about #10 Jesus and Discipline
Too Big for Our Boots
In his book, Tremendous Trifles, G. K Chesterton tells of two boys playing in the front garden of their tiny home in England. The garden was about the same size as a dining table. It consisted of four narrow strips of gravel and a square of turf with an old tree stump in the … [Read more...] about Too Big for Our Boots
#9 Jesus and Vocation
Just as the purpose of education is not to get a job, but to walk with Jesus and fear God, so too with work. The goal is not to look busy, but to walk with the Lord and produce something of value for those in your care (Ephesians 4:28). Our education is an opportunity to … [Read more...] about #9 Jesus and Vocation
A Face to Gladden the Heart
You and I are the image of God. In sin, and outside of Christ, we are like a slowly fading photograph that will one day perish. In Christ, we are born again. We have passed from death to life, and as we stand unveiled before Him each Lord's day, our faces are being sculpted and … [Read more...] about A Face to Gladden the Heart
#8 Jesus and Education
Jesus was taught by His Father, "I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just what the Father taught Me" (John 8:28), and promised that our heavenly Father would teach us too, "As it is written in the Prophets, “And they will all be taught by God."" (John 6:45). But the … [Read more...] about #8 Jesus and Education
