A Spiritual Heckler

A Spiritual Heckler

The heckler hurled insults at anyone within range–the coach, ref, and players.  Consumed by the moment, he lost sight of a parent’s role as supporter.  He arrogantly assumed a position of superiority–negating the expertise and value of others. At...
A Spiritual Heckler

Thirsting for More

“If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Rivers of living water will brim and spill out of the depths of anyone who believes in me this way, just as the Scripture says.”  (John 7:38 MSG) The demands, doubts, and disturbances continued to punctuate...
A Spiritual Heckler

The Perfect Christian Mother?

 A friend recently told me I was trying too hard to be the perfect Christian mother.  We REALLY need to get to know each other on a deeper level.  She would never have made such a misguided comment if she had witnessed some of my more recent failings and faux pas. ...
A Spiritual Heckler

4 Steps to Relying on God-A Practical Parenting Series

Lystra, a small boomtown perched alongside a bustling Grecian highway, was known for its wild living and wilder religious practices.   It was also the boyhood home of Timothy, an early church leader. What do we know of Timothy’s childhood years?  We know his...
A Spiritual Heckler

4 Steps to Relying on God-A Practical Parenting Series

She grew up in a small town on the wrong side of the tracks, got pregnant before she was married, faced the possibility of a divorce, and endured the disdain of all who knew her—and later, all who knew her son.  Yes-I’m referring to Mary, the mother of Jesus....