So You Want to Be a Good Parent?
What are the basics for those who desire to be the kind of parents God wants? Let me suggest four:
Shower them with love
Children are always changing. But an atmosphere of love makes the change...
Marriage Tests
We all know that happiness is not handed to us on a silver platter. It is something we work toward every day. We are often tested and tried along the way. Let's look at some of the tests we might encounter as we live together with our spouse and for God.
Family Values
Little Children
Little ears are listening;
Little minds run wild;
Trying to be like Mom or Dad,
Comes natural for a child.
They want to do the things you do,
And say the things you say;
They’re watching and they’re listening,
Even...
Old Age: Taking Care, or Taking Advantage?
There is an interesting story in this week's Sports Illustrated.1 It seems that some con artist is going around to aging athletes who have Alzheimer's posing as Dr. James Hartman. He claims to be...
Take a Moment and Listen
Take a moment to listen today to what your children are trying to say...
Family Matters
The Family
The family is like a book—
The children are the leaves,
The parents are the covers
That protecting beauty gives.
At first the pages of the book
Are blank and purely fair,
But time soon writes memories
And paints pictures...
Love Numbers
Of honeymooning couples last year, 9% had this in common. What?
Answer: They brought their kids along.
On their first date, 15% of married people say this happened. What?
Answer: They fell in love!
For Valentine’s Day dinner,...
Glad Tidings of Good Things (October 6, 2017)
Satan the House Robber
Gus Nichols preached this sermon on February 19, 1965.
Satan steals. He robbed the first home of God’s word (Genesis 2:17–18; 3:1–19; 2 Corinthians 11:1–3; 1 Timothy 2:11). He is in the...
Focusing on the Homefront
Against Violence
When I applied for Conscientious Objector draft status, a friend suggested that I ask a variety of individuals to write and explain their personal knowledge of my sincerity as a non-violent person. After...
