The Biblical account of Isaac and Rebekah demonstrates the contention between the two natures of man. This war between the natures of man continues to jostle back and forth. You may have the two natures within you.
I can’t imagine watching a video of my 18-year-old daughter on TV, high as a kite, sucking on a bong, speaking gibberish, posing for semi-nude photos and laying all over a bunch of tweenage horndogs attempting to imitate an episode of Skins while knowing that there’s pretty much nothing I can do about her bad behavior but talk to Jesus and weep.
The new movie, Flipped, from Warner Brothers Studio and Rob Reiner who directed the films Stand by Me, When Harry Met Sally, and Sleepless in Seattle, looks to be a a movie that explores the return to the simplicity of first love as a teenager along with great family values, in a story that everyone can relate to.
Have you ever broken a rule that you didn’t know was a rule? You may have had this happen to you as a boy. Your curiosity and sense of adventure gets you into a mess. Then you get into terrible trouble because you didn’t know that it was wrong, or dumb, or foolish.
Dear Dave, We have a special needs child, who will likely be under our care for the rest of her life. The doctors say there’s a good chance she’ll live to be about 40. How does the situation with our little girl affect our retirement planning and college funding?
What is the enchantment of the blockbuster hit “New Moon”? It is a mixture of the age old story line of young romance intertwined with a combination of the mystical seduction of vampires.
When a Father speaks, his children are profoundly impacted by his words. We need to be extremely careful what and how we speak to our children. Our words can have a powerful impact on a child in the positive, they can have tremendous negative impact as well.
What does it take to become a champion in life? As parents, we can help our kids become champions as we commit to laying a solid emotional and spiritual foundation for them, and as we make the effort to believe in their potential to become all who God has designed them to become.
