What would Jesus do I like the story about the little boy who came into where his mom was & announced that he had 2 pieces of candy. She asked, "What are you going to do with them?" He answered, "I’m going to eat them." Thinking this was a great teaching opportunity, she said to him, "Don’t you think…

When asked what they would do with a 25th hour each day, the largest number of Americans, 37% said they would use it for extra family time. Less than 10% of Americans said they would use it for more work time compared with 50% of Indians who would use it for work. In Italy and Turkey the largest number…

One of the results of the divorce revolution in our culture is that many who have experienced their parent’s divorce are delaying or rejecting marriage. Over 60 percent of them think cohabitation before marriage is a good idea, and they are more likely to be living with their partner than those from…

Privilege of Motherhood James Keller says, "Every mother has the breath-taking privilege of sharing with God in the creation of new life." And when God places a child or children in your arms, His will for you is to bring them up in a home where they will know God & His word, & Jesus Christ as their…

There was a family who had problem with one of their children. A son. This son took off from home one day, and didn't have any contact with his parents for two or three years. One day, all of a sudden, they received a letter from this boy. He wanted to come home. He wrote, "I would understand if you…

My parents want me to have the things they didn't have when they were kids. Like, all A's on every report card. Mikey's Funnies, May 19, 2009

EMPTY NEST David Beardsley, describes the empty nest years this way, "After two decades of screen doors banging, parent-teacher conferences, wet towels on the bathroom floor, and evenings at the ballfield, your time is your own again. And the house is so quiet." —The Brookline Tab, 9-16-97 Illustration…

Terry Fullam, in his sermon “Life on Wings,” tells how mother eagles force their young to fly. If he had spoken in generalities, he would have said, “When their fledglings are old enough, eagles actually destroy their own nest to force the offspring to fly.” But Terry used specifics: “The mother eagle…

While Ronald Reagan was president, a thirteen year-old boy sent him a letter requesting disaster relief funds because his mother asked him to clean his room. Recently, an Internet blogger rediscovered the letter and reposted it. In the original request, seventh grader Andy Smith from South Carolina wrote,…

In response to a advertising campaign launched several months ago by the National Secular Society (NSS), over 100,000 Britons have downloaded a ”certificate of debaptism” from an Internet resource in order to renounce their Christian faith. President of NSS, Terry Sanderson announced, “We now produce…

\\ Posted on Aug 7, 2007 | by Mark Kelly NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Parents and churches together can help their teenagers decide to stay in church as young adults, new research from LifeWay Christian Resources indicates. Despite appearances, teens do want guidance when it comes to the decisions they face…

ETERNITY If there is anything that gets a couple thinking about religion, it is the thoughts of the children they are responsible for. That is true, even for the world’s richest couple. Melinda Gates is Catholic, goes to church, and wants to raise daughter Jennifer that way. "But she offered me a deal,"…

In 2013, Bernadette Tenegra, huddled with her family in their shanty, praying they would survive Typhoon Haiyan. Most of her family survived, the home didn’t. They Typhoon swamped the home with incredible speed, and swept the family away. Her husband and one of her daughters scrambled to safety, but…

PARENTING A survey by a British Magazine for teenagers suggests teens may not be as rebellious as most people think. Bliss magazine asked 5,000 young people, with an average age of 15, to take part in a study examining social and political attitudes of teenagers across the country. The survey found the…

“Ghost apps” allow users to conceal photos, video, and information in plain view on their phone. While they appear to function like other smartphone apps, when users enter a password, they reveal hidden photos, emails, messages, and other items. Frequently minors use these to hide their activity from…

But is not structure confining? No; exactly the opposite is true. The train is free to run most rapidly and smoothly when it is “confined” to the tracks. The musician who “confines” himself to the laws of music and harmony plays more freely than the one who, in the name of freedom, disregards them. God…

An online survey of new parents has found that more than half say they regret the name the gave their child afterward. The survey found that from 1,000 respondents 54 percent said they wished they have given their child a different name. 26 percent of the parents said the name they selected had become…

A BOY of 14 was the REAL father of the baby that 13-year-old Alfie Patten thought was his, it emerged yesterday. Schoolboy Alfie believed he had become Britain’s youngest dad after 15-year-old girlfriend Chantelle Stedman gave birth to daughter Maisie in Eastbourne, East Sussex. But DNA tests proved…

Promises, Promises "But Daddy, you promised!" These four words strike terror in my heart. Usually the conversation they refer to goes something like this. "Hey Daddy, would you like to get some Ice Cream?" Or, "Daddy, can we go to the mall sometime?" Of course, I say, "Sure, that sounds like fun, we'll…

The Big Sissy Like the mom who was tucking her small boy into bed one summer night during a violent thunder storm. She was just about to turn out the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?" The mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. "I can’t, Dear,"…

Authorities arrested Petra Zaragoza and Bulmaro Reyes for leaving their little girl in their car. Why would the couple do such a thing? They wanted to gamble in a casino. A passerby discovered the girl as she was searching for her parents 10 minutes after the couple left her. It makes me wonder, if this…

A new study has compiled personal interviews, medical research, and survey results to discover that having children has many benefits. The study highlights ten specific areas, including the obvious tax savings children provide when filing taxes every year. Health benefits include lower blood pressure,…

One of the most important aspects of being a parent is spending quality time with the children. The child defines quality time. You can spend all the time you want with the child, but if they don’t get some satisfaction out of it, it was probably not quality time. Philip Rivers, Quarterback for the San…

One hot afternoon, my 3-year-old daughter and I entered an elevator. My daughter stood next to a man in gym shorts and stared at his legs. "Mommy, he's got fur just like Daddy!" Later my sister-in-law remarked, "Be glad she didn't say 'Just like you.' " Focus on the Family February 2006 Page 6

Keeping the 5th commandment to honor father and mother becomes difficult, if not impossible, for the thousands of children who know their fathers only as “Donor.” For many of them it creates an identity crisis that has no solution. Alana Stewart is one of those fatherless children. Telling her story…