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As adult Christians, we know that sin has serious consequences, but our children may not fully understand. That’s why it’s important that we teach them as much about God’s justice as we do His mercy and love. In this video, Brennen and Morgan Beeler explain this critical parenting insight from the “God’s Justice” devotional in Dr. James and Shirley Dobson’s book, Night Light for Parents (page 210).
Everywhere we turn these days there are people in need. Some needs are small and easy to meet. But others are bigger and require us to get out of our comfort zone. In this video, Brennen and Morgan Beeler explain how we can help our kids understand true compassion and why it's so important to demonstrate it.
It’s a parent’s worst nightmare—well-organized men in a department store, working together to kidnap your children and traffic them as modern-day slaves. It’s enough to keep you up at night!
"Wokeness" is a modern-day heresy which is incompatible with Christianity, according to theologian Dr. Owen Strachan, author of Christianity and Wokeness: How the Social Justice Movement Is Hijacking the Gospel. While its divisive rhetoric employs some biblical vocabulary and concepts, it is indeed an alternative religion, both in its methods and outcome. A potent blend of racism, moral relativism, and grievance, "wokeness" undermines the unifying work of the Holy Spirit. It is, therefore, anti-gospel, and Dr. Strachan offers a strategy to oppose it.
For a Christian, Thanksgiving should be a lot more than just food, family, and football. On today’s special edition of Family Talk, Pastor Chuck Swindoll, in a timeless sermon on the topic gratitude, reflects on Psalm 103, in which King David thanks God for pardoning his sin, redeeming his life from the pit, and crowning him with love and compassion. The hymn “It Is Well with My Soul” reveals why we are so grateful. “My sin, not in part but the whole; Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more; Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!” That’s true redemption indeed!
When Ronald Reagan campaigned for President of the United States, he said, "I believe this country hungers and thirsts for a spiritual revival." Nothing could be more accurate today. On today’s edition of Family Talk, guest speaker Bob Vander Plaats, President of the Iowa-based public policy organization, The Family Leader, urges citizens to engage the Body of Christ and anchor it with prayer. Bob encourages pastors to be boldly biblical and culturally relevant from the pulpit. Only then, as Hebrews 2:1 teaches us, will the church and its people be empowered to stand firm in their knowledge of truth and boldly proclaim it.
When the weight of parenting becomes overwhelming, do you know what to do? Matt and Ariel Holcomb provide a simple suggestion that can change the way your family relates to one another. This insight comes from Dr. James and Shirley Dobson’s book, Night Light for Parents.
Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair. Some parents think this rule doesn't apply to their children because they naturally believe their parents, and are usually quick to forgive small promises that have been broken. In this video, Matt and Ariel Holcomb explain that moms and dads need to be intentional about building trust in their children. This is based on the devotion “Promises, Promises” from Dr. James and Shirley Dobson’s book, Night Light for Parents.
Weighing a mere 144 pounds and standing 5 feet, 9 inches, Mark Anderson began his track & field career at the age of 16. Despite the tragic suicide of his father and the physical abuse he endured from his stepfather, he went on to become the U.S. #1 ranked decathlete, and was America’s gold-medal hope for the 1984 Summer Olympics. On today’s classic edition of Family Talk, Mark shares about his $2,000-a-day cocaine habit, born out of pride and emotional pain, and how Jesus pulled him out of addiction and into a new life in Him.
You probably pray for your children regularly. But do your kids know how much you pray for them? Do they know what you pray for them? In this video, Matt and Ariel Holcomb tell a heartwarming story from Dr. James and Shirley Dobson’s book Night Light for Parents (page 165). In the story, a boy asks his father to bless him. The father’s response is priceless.
