Why Should We Teach Children Music at Church? Part 3 of 3

I hope that you will see the need for music education in your child’s life as a balanced part of his/her education. In particular, I hope that you will see music education as a potentially meaningful ministry for your church. In this last segment I will explain how choir can help a child’s educational develop academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. I will also give [...]

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Why Should We Teach Children Music at Church? part 2 of 3

Secondly, my goal is to help children and youth develop their musical talents for God. Music has an ability to communicate many things and affect us in many ways. For instance, in scripture David calmed Saul’s tormented soul with soothing harp music. Also, memorizing words to music helps us to remember important truths. In Duet. [...]

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Why Should We Teach Children Music at Church?- Part 1 of 3

I’m not in favor of church programs. As one pastor reminded me, “What you win them with you win them to.” Another pastor recently preached a message at my church on “Keeping the main thing the main thing.” So, what is the main thing about church? You would probably answer that it is about coming to worship [...]

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Teaching or Just Telling?

Do you ever feel like you’re not getting through to your children even though you’re always telling them what to do? This videoclip is pretty entertaining and clever, but after all the laughs have died down there’s an underlining grimness of truth to it as well.
Sadly, this video is not too far off from representing how many [...]

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Preschool Fishing Games

My 3-yr. old is fascinated with the concept of fishing. His uncle promised to take him fishing someday, but in the meantime we bought the electronic Fishing game, the card game Go Fish, and even a plastic fishing pole and fish with magnets which broke the very next day from overuse. Today we made a game [...]

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Parenting with a Purpose

My husband and I just finished listening to all four messages in a wonderful series called Parenting with a Purpose by Pastor Jim Shettler, former campus pastor of Pensacola Christian College. Now he pastors a Christian church and school in central California.
This fabulous series on parenting is available online here. Look for these dates and titles under his Sunday PM [...]

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What’s a Girl To Do?

This morning I encountered one of life most perplexing dilemnas. I took the road less traveled, and that has made all the difference.

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Principled Perspectives on Music-Part Six

The Bible records that one day, angels will use the “harps of God” to sing the song of Moses: 

Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come [...]

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Not Community

ME church

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A Parable

 
My mom got me a smart black purse for my birthday in May. There was nothing unusual about this, since my mom usually keeps me supplied with sturdy and stylish handbags; in fact, if it were not for her, I’d probably be toting around my motherhood supplies in my 3-yr. old’s Dr. Suess’s backpack. This purse, however, was [...]

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The Gospel According to Oprah

A good reason to never trust anything you hear from this lady.

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10 Home Improvement Tips-part 3 of 3

 The last eight tips, which I could not go without saying… 
8.) Be safety conscious! That means consider wearing goggles, hats, gloves, respirators, and the right clothing for the right job. Breathing paint dust, sheet-rock, and sawdust while using a Rotozip to cut into my wall where I wanted to utilize unaccessed space was not smart. I got sick and had [...]

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10 Home Improvement Tips-part 2 of 3

We are to be good stewards of the things God has given us (Luke 16:10), and for some that includes our home. Here we continue with my top 10 tips for home improvement:
4.) Make a yearly budget for home improvement. If it is $50/mth. then don’t settle on never getting those carpets replaced. Just set aside that money faithfully until [...]

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Recovering from Feminism

Recovering from feminism must first start with an embracing of the Gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Only then will we see the roots severed because we will be clothed in the humility of Christ, who willingly submitted himself to the Father on our behalf. For older women it will mean embracing and modeling femininity, [...]

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10 Home Improvement Tips-part 1 of 3

When my husband and I bought our 35 yr. old townhome I had great visions for much-needed upgrades. It looked like an old apartment then, but after four years of improvements little by little it has turned into a place of charm, comfort, and welcome. So, if you know your home needs a makeover, but aren’t sure where to start, here’s [...]

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