Grandpause: The light of a holy example is the gospel’s main argument. –R. L. Dabney What does intentionality as a grandparent look like? It might surprise you to know that being intentional mean talking to your grandkids about faith and the Bible in every conversation you have. But it did mean taking seriously the Biblical mandate […]
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.Proverbs 22.6 GrandPause: All our activity is sowing; and so is our inactivity. -John Blanchard What would you think of a football coach sitting down with his players at the beginning of the season and […]
For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given… (Isa. 9:6) If you or I were aliens (just indulge me on this) arriving on earth for the first time during the Christmas season, what would we learn about this earth holiday called Christmas from the songs played on the radio or […]
Many grandparents take a comment attitributed to Jesus by Paul that “it is better to give than to receive” quite literally when it comes to buying gifts for the grandkids. I’m sure there are a lot of grandchildren in this country who can’t wait for Christmas because they know grandma and grandpa will make their […]
Thanksgiving Day is just around the corner. All the preparations are under way, and we look forward to this time of celebration and feasting. As I mentioned last week, this is a time to remember God’s goodness and provisions. I hope some of you are making plans to build your own Witness Altar for […]
The Ruebenites and the Gadites gave the altar this name:A Witness Between Us that the Lord is GodJoshua 22:34 Preparing for Thanksgiving usually involves a lot work. Just ask Mom and/or Grandma. So, is it worth all that effort if it’s nothing more than ‘Turkey Day’? Is all the preparation only about entertaining a house […]
I have only met one grandparent who told me he had no desire to stay connected with his grandchildren. With that attitude, I suspect his grandchildren felt the same about him. Fortunately, most grandparents really do want to connect with their grandchildren. They want to do it often and they want to do it well. […]
I was in my forties when I got my first cell phone. It was a flip phone and I thought it was cool. It reminded me of the communicators Captain Kirk and Commander Spock carried with them in the Star Trek series. My phone really didn’t get much use, though, because we lived in the […]
Who wouldn’t want their kids and grandkids to be safe? As parents, and grandparents, we all want to do what we can to protect our kids from the unnecessary dangers of life in a fallen world. But is their safety what we really want? Is it truly in their best interest to coddle them and […]
When you held your first grandchild in your arms, what dreams and aspirations did you have for that child? Like most parents, grandparents often dream grand plans of what this child could become. Will he or she be a great athlete? Will he be President one day? Will she be a doctor, a lawyer, a […]
