Changes are at best adventures and at the worst anxious rollercoasters of what-ifs. It’s like leaving a comfortable residence to move to a new city. The changes come with many questions: “What will it be like? Where will I live? Will anything be the same?”
Read MoreBeyond the uncomfortable emotions involved, navigating conversations about gender and sex with our children means exploring emotional, moral, personal, and theological matters — serious subjects.
Read MoreIt’s important to teach two foundational truths to our kids about how our gender relates to being made in God’s image: (1) God made two sexes, and (2) implicit in our creation as male and female is the expression of our sex in two complementary genders.
Read MoreWhat the psalmist is telling us is that our Lord’s greatness is so deep that we can throw out that sounding line. We can try to measure him with human understanding, and we may even have a true understanding of who he is and what he’s done for us, but we can never get all the way to the bottom of God.
Read MoreA few weeks ago, a pastor friend who supervises children’s ministry staff at his church reached out to me and asked, “If you were coaching a children’s ministry leader on event planning and communication, what tips would you give them?” My friend’s question is a great one.
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