When our second son was in middle school, he wanted to go to a school dance. I don’t remember what our reason was, but we said No. This led to a long drawn out back and forth, highly emotional, discussion between us and our son, in which he was pleading for us to change. ParentingContinue reading “How to be loving parents – Colossians 3:18-21, Part 5”
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How to navigate the teen years (for parents and teens!) – Colossians 3:18-21, Part 4
I was a teenager in the 1990s, wonderful years filled with grunge rock (or for me U2, REM and Public Enemy), Michael Jordan, and Bill Clinton. It seems like just a few years ago, but it was in fact 30 years ago. Those were coming of age years for me. On January 1, 1990 IContinue reading “How to navigate the teen years (for parents and teens!) – Colossians 3:18-21, Part 4”
Why the ultimate Christian approach to marriage roles is “submit to one another” – Colossians 3:18-21, Part 3
Yesterday I mentioned that have a surprise for you. This week we have been looking at how to live the Colossians 3:17 principle of “whatever you do, do it all in the name of Jesus,” as it pertains to family relationships. Paul teaches that wives should submit to their husbands and husbands should love theirContinue reading “Why the ultimate Christian approach to marriage roles is “submit to one another” – Colossians 3:18-21, Part 3″
What approach to marriage roles does God desire? – Colossians 3:18-21, Part 2
As we saw in the previous post, Paul wrote that it is fitting to the Lord that Christian wives and Christian husbands, when it comes to roles in marriage, were to practice “wives submit, husbands lead.” In that First-century Greco-Roman culture it just so happened that this dictum was in line with that society’s standardsContinue reading “What approach to marriage roles does God desire? – Colossians 3:18-21, Part 2”
Husbands who won’t lead and wives who won’t follow – Colossians 3:18-21, Part 1
When my wife, Michelle, and I were dating, we found a book in the in the library titled Husbands Who Won’t Lead And Wives Who Won’t Follow. The book had a lot of good material in it, but the title alone illustrates that marriage relationships might not work out so smoothly all the time. ThisContinue reading “Husbands who won’t lead and wives who won’t follow – Colossians 3:18-21, Part 1”
How are you using your 168 hours per week? – Colossians 3:18-21, Preview
How do you spend your time in an average week? There are 168 hours in a week. Let’s tally up how we use those hours. I’m going to list averages, so you can adjust the numbers a bit to align with your life, as we humans have a lot of variety in our use ofContinue reading “How are you using your 168 hours per week? – Colossians 3:18-21, Preview”
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