The upcoming grad season will be unlike any other…including a lamentable string of canceled milestone events. But cancellations don’t have to cancel celebrations. Graduates need an encouraging commencement more than ever! Let’s celebrate our graduates’ accomplishments, show our pride in them, and remind them of how loved they are through a meaningful Bible gift idea. Here’s how it…
By Walt Mueller The Stay-at-home-order can and should be embraced by parents as a spiritual-nurture-opportunity! Families are rediscovering each other, Sabbath rest, and family meal-times! This has created a wide-open window for parents to step in and nurture their kids in the faith. To help parents take advantage of this time we’ve launched a 28-day-initiative we’re…
Be an Eyewitness Hide an egg in a strange place and ask the kids to tell you what they saw. (Give them time to tell what you did.) You were an eyewitness. What is an eyewitness? (One who tells what he/she has seen.) You were eyewitnesses to me hiding the egg. The Bible records the…
We are all basically under quarantine until further notice. Life as we’ve known it has come to a screeching halt, and not just for some, but for everyone! How hard for some who’ve had to cancel trips of a lifetime, trips for their usual spring vacations, trips to see family, and even trips to the…
As we work through the coronavirus pandemic, my family is adjusting to the “new normal.” At home is the “new normal.” But what does that entail? In Psalm 78, God gives us a blueprint for how faith is replicated throughout all generations. He chose to use the family as the primary place to nurture faith….
Continue the Celebration Items needed: Plastic eggs; small slips of paper Continue the celebration by hiding/finding Easter eggs. (Can kids ever get enough of that?) On each slip of paper, write one letter from the phrase, Jesus is alive! Put a slip of paper inside each egg. Hide these along with some extra empty eggs….
“And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten…” Joel 2:25a There are a lot of logistical challenges to be found within this “shelter in place” world. Toilet paper is the first that comes to mind, but there are plenty. Having kids home from school for every family I’ve spoken to presents a…
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It was a Sunday afternoon in mid-March; I found myself parked in the driveway of my now ex-wife’s house. I had just dropped off my son after having him for the weekend, as it was my time with him, according to our parenting agreement. I no sooner put the car in reverse and began to…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on HealthDay. The lives of college students have been turned upside down due to the coronavirus pandemic, so an expert offers some advice to help them cope with the situation. Along with having to switch from in-person classes to online sessions, students have lost many other…