Kids don’t come with a manual. This means we’ll frequently wonder if we are “doing it right” in our attempts to raise and train them.
I remember the class vividly. It was a group of high schoolers who were trying to memorize large sections of the Old Testament.
If you’re anything like me, you enjoy tweetable moments. They’re the little moments in life that are beautifully captured in a short, memorable sentence or two.
Have you ever planted an acorn and nurtured it into growth as an oak tree? If so, have you stuck with it long enough to see the oak tree grow into maturity?
A couple of months ago, we had some friends over to the house. They brought their kids and before long the whole gaggle of children was reporting they had not only found some acorns, but also planted a tree. This of course was done by placing their newfound acorns on a patch of dirt in our backyard. It was pretty adorable to see five mouths racing a hundred miles an hour (all at the same time no less) to explain the wonder of their discovery and project.
I recently read Senator Ben Sasse’s newest book, “Them”, and found it to be an excellent read. My hope is that by sharing a few insightful quotes, you too will be moved to read the book and enjoy the same blessing I found. Here are my top 20 quote from the Senator’s book.
Father and daughter playing
Men, we need you. We—mothers, daughters, and sisters—need your help to raise healthy young women. We need every ounce of masculine courage and wit you own because fathers, more than anyone else, set the course for a daughter’s life.
Many times, when fellow Christians hear of my apologetic and evangelistic focus on Muslims, they are simply aghast. “I wouldn’t even know how to talk to a Muslim!” they say. “Weren’t you scared?” ask others.
Conversations, Guest Posts
A Christian Guide to Engaging Islam (Part 2)
January 29, 2016 • By Justin Cook
The topic of whether or not Christians and Muslims worship the same God has absolutely ignited the media in recent months. For whatever reason, this question – do Muslims and Christians worship the same God – has been all over my Facebook feed, and just in the past few weeks has been posted by Ravi Zecharias, Franklin Graham, Billy Graham, the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry, and Answering Islam, among others…and not always with the same answer.
Sometimes it feels like life hits you in the face with a frying pan. It’s like in the kids’ movie Tangled. The Rapunzel character uses a cast iron skillet to wallop whomever she feels is a threat. Ouch.