Category Archives: Parenting
Jim Elliff on “Childhood Conversion”
This is a helpful article on a really important topic. Do you have children? Are you a minister that in any way oversees children? You’ll want to read Elliff’s words thoughtfully and then pass them on to someone else.
Protecting Your Children from Sexual Abuse
At the Resurgence blog, there’s a really helpful article listing 8 ways to protect your kid(s) from sexual abuse.
Pastors, Want to Love Your Wife and Family?
In this 9Marks article, pastors can read about 30 practical ways to love their wives and families.
A Snapshot of June 16, 2011
Stacie and I arrived at Louisville’s Norton Suburban hospital for the delivery of our second son, Logan Samuel Chase, on June 16, 2011. My parents had flown in from Texas to care for 2-year-old Jensen, so we were able to … Continue reading
A Prayer Poem of Praise for the Birth of Logan Samuel Chase
O God of heaven, Lord of earth, You have heard our prayer To bring our second son to birth In watchful, loving care. Though he lives by Your good hand, His heart is born in sin. He needs the light … Continue reading
Filed under Answered Prayers, Parenting, Personal, Poetry
Kevin DeYoung on Parenting
I love what Kevin DeYoung writes. He’s always insightful and thought-provoking–and sometimes quite hilarious. This post on parenting captures what I appreciate about his writing. It’s cleverly titled “Parenting 001.” Kevin will make you laugh, and he will make you think. … Continue reading
God is Knitting My Baby
“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb” (Ps 139:13). God has not entrusted the formation of life into anyone else’s hands. His mighty hands are tender, knitting with care the baby in a … Continue reading
Filed under Parenting, Personal, Psalms, Book of
What Destroys a Child’s Imagination?
Justin Taylor draws attention to a book entitled Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child. Parents should stimulate the imagination of their kids, not quench it. This looks like a good book. Go here to its Amazon page.
Gospel-Powered Parenting, by William P. Farley
The subtitle of the book intrigued me even more than the title itself: How the Gospel Shapes and Transforms Parenting. I can’t say enough how much I loved this book. It’s 220 pages of gospel-saturated parenting wisdom. If you were … Continue reading
Needed Spiritual Lessons From Having a 6-Week Old Boy
Amidst the joys of having a child, there are frightening personal lessons I have experienced in the past six weeks. The lessons are spiritual in nature and expose oversights and underestimations in my character. (1) I am even more selfish … Continue reading
