Have you ever heard a statement like: “The devil wants you to pay attention to your feelings, Jesus wants you to pay attention to the truth”? Or maybe you’ve noticed that our culture can focus so much on making sure everyone feels good, that it limits our ability to speak truth, causing some to wonder if emotions are something to be dismissed or belittled. As a counsellor I hear comments…
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Obedience
Obedience… I was struck recently by something that maybe should be a given, but I don’t think it really is in our culture. The issue that spoke to me was that of obedience, obedience specifically as it relates to God and my relationship with Him. Obedience Is not about “Do this or else” but an offer to “please stay close and safe” I was struck recently by something…
Audio: Teaching Our Children the Value of Quiet (and boredom)
Teaching our Children the Value of Quiet (and Boredom too) Melissa and Dave’s Keynote address #2 at the BC Christian Home Educators Conference I believe that there is incredible potential for us to grow our children and a vital need for us to teach them how to embrace and look for opportunity in times of rest, quiet and ESPECIALLY Boredom! Melissa and I shared about this at a recent homeschool…
Audio: The Impact of Rules with Relationships on our Faith and Parenting
Click here to listen Rules – Relationship = Rebellion Exploring how rules impact our tendency as human beings to rebel – toward our parents and even towards God. Keynote address at CHEC (Christian Home Educators Conference) For articles on this check out these links: The Heart of Discipline: The Principle of New Covenant Parenting – How Rules Relate to Rebellion Rules – Relationship = Rebellion : A Parenting Principle
3 Reasons Doing “Devotions” with Your Spouse is Difficult and 6 Ways to Help
3 Reasons Doing “Devotions” With Your Spouse is Difficult And 6 Ways to Help 3 Reasons Doing “Devotions” with your spouse is difficult and 6 ways to help Living a mutually beneficial life of devotion to Jesus as a couple is a beautiful thing to see. I’ve seen many couples do this and asked some of them how and if they do devotions together. Many do, and they enjoy the…
The Myth that Marriage Completes You
Marriage Won’t Complete You Addressing the “Marriage Will Complete You” Myth We have likely all heard it before, the classic scene in the movie “Jerry Maguire” where Tom cruise tells Renee Zellweger “You complete me.” It’s this moment in the movie where everything seems right again. The two main characters have finally gotten their priorities straight and have realized how much they need each other. The line is perfect…
Redefining Boredom Part 3 – Opportunity for Creativity
Boredom is an Opportunity for Creativity Redefining Boredom Part 3 Boredom is Opportunity for Creativity – Redefining Boredom Part 3 For Part 1 click here For Part 2 click here For Part 4 click here In my pursuit to change our response to the word “boredom” in our home, I continually find more benefits of unscheduled time, particularly in our children’s lives as they work toward maturity and…
Redefining Boredom Part 2 – Time to Heal
Boredom = Time for Healing Boredom in Our Kids’ Lives Is Actually Time to Heal Our kids’ sadness can be unpleasant and hard for us to deal with ourselves but its necessary. I’ve written in the past about the value of boredom for our kids. When they talk about needing something to do or one of my kids even starts chanting “bored, bored, bored”, I tell them that I’m…
Rogue One: A Star Wars Movie “Sticking it Out When Things Go Bad”
Rogue One: A Star Wars Movie “I’m not used to people sticking around when things go bad.” “Welcome home” I took my family to see “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and it was amazing! Don’t worry I won’t spoil anything for you, but I will say that you should see the movie. I was sitting and enjoying the story and characters as it filled in gaps to…