The Christmas season stirs up all kinds of feelings. Memories haunt us. There is a tug inside that says traditions ought to be kept or changed depending on the character of haunting the heart is bearing up during the holidays. The most common result is either contentment or discontentment. If all goes to plan a [...]
Oedipus the King, Literature Project
Tuesday, December 20, 2011 Leave a Comment
Our group in San Antonio is reading Oedipus the King this month. On January 2, the kids will present their projects and we’ll discuss the book. The project for this play is called Attorney/ Witness. Each person chooses a character who realistically could be put on trial and writes a dialog for the court scene [...]
Christmas: A Season for Waiting
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 11 Comments
Luke 1:24 & 25, After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she kept herself hidden, saying, “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.” Dear Jesus, Waiting for you is hard. It produces internal struggle with waves [...]
Christmas: As Good As It Gets
Thursday, December 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
Are You Working to Please Christ or is Christ’s Work Pleasing You? by Jim Dent It is an age-old debate, as old as the Bible itself. When we work hard at being good, at trying to keep the law, what are we doing it for? Are we trying to earn our salvation? Most of us [...]
4 Steps to Help Your Child Find His Calling
Thursday, December 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
Last weekend I enjoyed a conversation with two mothers about how to help our children discover and follow their calling. Let’s just look at the fruit of that conversation and explore how we can help our children find their way toward a vocation. What is our role? How can we help? First [...]
