From Ephesians 6:1-3, Proverbs 1:1-9, and Genesis 2:24, we put together an overall structure for parenting: the first stage of teaching first-time obedience, the second stage of teaching wisdom, and the third stage of independence. In every stage, both our children and we need to rely on God’s grace as the process exposes the bent of our hearts.
We need to look again at the familiar story of Jesus’ birth to see the many connections with past promises and their coming fulfillment.
From Old Testament times, the Jewish people knew that only God and his Messiah could open the eyes of the blind. However, over their...
While David rejoiced in being rescued from an untimely death, his words pointed to his descendant who would experience an untimely death but be...