Parenting Articles
Advice For Unwed Mothers
Advice For Unwed Mothers
We’ve listed a series of articles that should be helpful and informative for unwed mothers and their families and friends.
- I just found out I’m pregnant and I’m not married. What should I do?
- How should Christian parents handle a teen daughter who has become pregnant?
- What I want you to know: pregnant out of wedlock
- Families Should Deal Responsibly with a Pregnancy out of Wedlock (near end of this long article)
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The Hedge
The Hedge
“The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and rescues them.” —Psalm 34:7
It was one fine spring day in 1992 that the familiar truth of this verse became much more real to me. That was the day the enemy fired a two-ton missile at my family.
It was about one o’clock on a Friday afternoon as the children and I were just loading up the car in preparation to go to… Continue reading
Father Come Home And Change The World
Father, Come Home . . . And Change The World!
Over the last decade or so hundreds of thousands of Christian families have begun a process of returning home. The choice is registered most visibly in the choice to homeschool the children. But this choice almost always includes another: the mother does not work outside the home. Her work becomes very much home-centered. Then, as the homeschooling process unfolds year by year, most families have discovered that just having… Continue reading
The Loving Art of Spanking
The Loving Art of Spanking
by Philip Lancaster
One of the saddest stories in the Bible is that of Eli and his sons (1 Samuel 2-4). Eli was the chief priest of Israel in the generation before King Saul. It was he to whom the boy Samuel was entrusted by his mother Hannah, to be raised in the priestly family. Eli’s sons, Hophni and Phinehas, served as priests under the direction of their father during the time Samuel was… Continue reading
Helping a Teen Drive Responsibly
Helping a Teen Drive Responsibly
One of the joys—and terrors—of parenthood is having children “come of age” and begin driving. It is a joy for me because I have avoided a lot of running around since I’ve had a teen driver to call on for the errands—and these young drivers don’t seem to mind the running around. It is a terror, of course, because of the danger that driving entails and the difficulty of letting go and allowing my… Continue reading