Play “Catch” with Your Children
God’s wisdom is seen in His stressing the importance of instilling in children the truths of His Word at an early age (Proverbs 22:6; Deuteronomy 6:4–7). The child will become the man he is...
A Father’s Love
Phil Littleford took his son on an Alaskan fishing trip with two other men...
What Should I Teach My Child About Baptism?
How can we get across elementary lessons about baptism?
My Daddy Prays for Me
When Daddy prays, the house gets still;
His voice is slow and deep.
We shut our eyes; the clock ticks loud.
So quiet we must keep.
When Daddy prays, he doesn’t use
Those words the preacher does.
He prays for...
A Good Hog Raiser
At a state fair, a disrespectful, cursing, cigarette-puffing boy led a champion hog into the show grounds to win first place. That animal was everything you could want in a hog. He...
Don’t Short-Circuit Your Prayers
A husband’s prayer life can be short-circuited by his relationship with his wife. Peter wrote that husbands are to dwell with their wives “with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to...
A House Is Not a Home
A house is not a home; it is many things.It is a kitchen stove on which a kettle sings.
It is a table set with care and loving thoughtWhere...
Building a House is not the same as Building a Home
On July 21, 1983, 288 construction workers were waiting for the sound of the gun that would mark the beginning of construction on a house in Palmer, Alaska.
They were going to be timed to...
How to Build Trust in a Marriage
How does a couple regain trust when an incident has seriously damaged it?
It’s not easy.
Trust Builds over Time. Research shows that deep trust only comes from seeing that your partner is there for you...
Thoughts for the Home
Husband for Sale
Tom Brokaw of NBC News once reported a story about a Mrs. Louise Horner from Maryland, who put an ad in the local paper. It read,
Husband for sale, Cheap! Comes equipped with...