Parenting – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Children, Obey Your Parents…Yeah, Right

Family Parenting Theology Questions
/ By Randall Johnson

Question: How can I get my kids to submit to my authority the way God intended? Answer: The best way is to model what you tell them to do, tell them in a firm but loving way, and as they are able to understand,

Blessing of Jacob – Genesis 27

The Blessing: Giving the Gift of Unconditional Love and Acceptance, was a popular book in the 1980’s that has now been updated and revised. It powerfully applied the biblical concept of family

Birth of Jacob and Esau – Genesis 25:19-34

From Jeanne Steig, a poem entitled “Twins”: Esau said, “I’m feeling faint.” “Aw,” said Jacob, “no you ain’t.” “Papa’s blessing,” Esau cried, “Is mine by rights. But

Tell the Coming Generation – Psalm 78:1-8

Book of Psalms Old Testament Parenting
/ By Randall Johnson

Is teaching your children about God and His works really effective in helping your children come to faith? Asaph believed so. A Maskil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears

Tender – Proverbs 4:1-9

Why are we so hesitant, many of us, to talk plainly about sexuality, menstrual cycles, and other subjects like that? One of the reasons is surely that we are painfully aware of the way sexuality is warped

Enticed – Proverbs 1:10-19

Maybe like me you have done this. You have wondered if you could get away with doing something wrong. You’ve told yourself that it could happen. But hopefully, like me, you have weighed the

Garlands and Pendants – Proverbs 1:8,9

I have a vision for my family. I don’t know if God gave me this vision or if it is just something I deeply desire. I want to see my entire family, my four children and their spouses and children,

Godly Parenting

Parenting
/ By Randall Johnson

The apostle Paul, who as far as we know was never a parent, gives some amazing direction to parents in his letter to the Ephesians, chapter 6, verse 4: Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but

Tempting My Little Ones – Matthew 18:1-14

He used her for sex. His own daughter! That she came to faith in Christ is a testimony to how Jesus ministered to her in this most terrifying and tragic time in her life. The imprint of this ghastly misdeed

Living For Others – 2 Kings 20

Fire has been set to the Amazon rain forest by people desiring the land for economic exploitation. To get a benefit now they are willing to sacrifice future generations around the world. The loss of the

Leaving a Challenge – 1 Kings 2:1-12

In the movie “Saving Private Ryan” the said private is finally saved by Captain Miller but only at the cost of Miller’s own life. As he is dying, Miller tells private Ryan to “earn

Listening to the Wrong Inner Voice: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 14)

In a Psychology Today article called Don’t Let “Mom Guilt” Make You a Worse Parent the author writes, “If guilt is your primary emotion, overriding feelings of pride, affection, and empathy,

Seeing God’s Invitation to Help: Daily Thoughts from 2 Samuel (2 Samuel 13)

God told David through Nathan the prophet that David’s son through adultery with Bathsheba would die. Yet David mourned and grieved as his son was dying holding out hope that God might change His

Cold or Hot or Something Else: Daily Thoughts from 1 Samuel (1 Samuel 2:12-26)

God exalts the humble and abases the proud. But what if you’re in-between? Can you be halfway humble or only somewhat proud? You can, but how does God respond to that? The author of 1 and 2 Samuel

Daily Thoughts from Exodus: Fifth Command (20:12)

This is the commandment for little kids, right? Wrong! It is for grown-ups, as well. The heart of this commandment is the word “honor.”

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