If the scriptures teach us anything, they teach us that Israel’s God will not let Israel go, despite her bouts of waywardness. The Lord is always reaching out to her. Robert L. Millet surmises rightly, “What is true of a nation is equally true of individuals. Few of us in this life will, through our sins, place ourselves beyond the pale of saving grace.”
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Supporting Our Teens with Screens, Social Media, and Mental Health
Our children live in a wonderfully terrifying world of tech that can both build and destroy. It can feel overwhelming and exhausting to stay on top of all the changes and trust our kids are safe.
Why I Wrote a Book on Safe Media Choices for Little Ones
It’s 1987. I am standing in our small New York City apartment, likely doing “mom-related” things. Out of nowhere, a little voice inside me whispers. “Would you please help in the fight against pornography?” Huh? Why me? I had only heard the word pornography maybe a handful of times in my life. I felt like a clueless recruit.
What Matters Most, Wins Out
For years, I’ve sat in committee meetings and witnessed presentations laced with presumptions and conclusions based on someone else’s value system – their plan for our lives. One such presumption has always bothered me.
Today’s Complexity Demands More Simplicity
“It’s harder for children nowadays with all of the technology and temptations and bad examples”, a mother said to me at a recent conference where I was speaking. “The complexities of today must require more complex solutions.” I understood her concerns. and why she would assume complex problems require complex solutions; however, I knew her assumption was incorrect.
For the Strength of Parents
There is no doubt, it is important to understand the details of the law of chastity, keeping the sabbath day holy, or any of God’s commandments, but what is more important is the WHY or principles behind it. The new "For the Strength of Youth" pamphlet can help parents teach their kids that deeper, spiritual reasoning.
Your Hardest Family Question: How do I support my adult children when I don’t like their choices?
I am seeking God’s direction in how to respond with love and support to choices my adult children make that I don’t understand. Could you please speak to the matter?