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Children: A Blessing... and A Curse?

"The Bible calls debt a curse and children a blessing; but in our culture, we apply for a curse and reject blessings. Something is wrong with this picture." ~ Doug Phillips I have heard people call women with children…
Why I Believe in Birth Control

I believe God is in control of all things. I also believe He has put certain natural processes in motion that are natural laws because He made them that way. For instance, it is a natural law that if you eat extra, yo…
Children as Church Members: What's Your Position?

In the Gospels, it is recorded that Jesus told his disciples not to stop children from coming to Jesus. In Mark 9:42 Jesus says that if anyone causes a child that believes in him to stumble and sin, it would be better …
Confessions of a Child Celebrity

By Matt at The Church of No People I was a Preacher's Kid. Now I'm a Preacher's grown kid, and a preacher myself. I plan to have a couple Preacher's Kids of my own someday. If I can't have my own, I'll adopt a coup…
Visions From The Creator or My Imagination?

I have worked with kids for a number of years. Anything from after school mentoring/tutoring to behavior management and teaching coping skills to work (currently) in a residential treatment center with boys ranging in a…
Decisions for Christian Parents: To Homeschool or Not to Homeschool?

"Train up a child in the way he should go; Even when he is old he will not depart from it." -- Proverbs 22:6. High on the list of goals for the average Christian parent is to "train up" their children with the academ…
Dear Christians, Please Act Like 8-Year-Olds

Dear Christians,I know many of you are busy parading around looking for a post by an Atheist that is slightly arrogant-sounding. Arrogant Atheists are your favorite people to beat up on. You're probably leaving a five-p…
Do Churches Need to Do More to Support Married Couples and Families?

Churches need to do more to support married couples and families, according to the Bishop of Hereford, U.K. A recent article reports that when speaking at the Diocesan Synod last week, Bishop Anthony Priddis pointed …
Should Prayer Be Used as Punishment?

For a couple of years, my brother and I attended a Catholic elementary school. When we first enrolled in the school, he was in kindergarten and I was in seventh grade. From the beginning of my attendance there, …
How Do You Teach Your Children God's Word?

For Christian parents, often the central goal of their lives is to pass on their faith in Jesus Christ to their children. This is often easier said than done. It's difficult to talk to small children about matters of …