Posted on May 1, 2009 by Chuck Mullis
Taken from notes on Piper’s message at the Children Desiring God conference.
1. Indoctrination
By indoctrination I mean putting thoughts into a child’s head without a due concern that they should have good reasons for believing them. Whenever we teach children we must be concerned that we don’t simply indoctrinate them.
To want to have truth go into [...]
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Posted on April 30, 2009 by Chuck Mullis
Below is a short article from Charles Swindoll. To be honest this is a subject that hits close to home with me as I make some important decisions in the next few weeks. Pastor’s kids seem to live under the microscope and the return for living such a lifestyle usually results in unfavorable ways. This [...]
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Posted on January 3, 2009 by Chuck Mullis
We could all take lessons from Orison Piper, son to Abraham and Molly Piper and grandson to John and Noel Piper.
When we read the Bible, do we have this kind of excitement and emotion? Shouldn’t scripture make us want to sing “Gloria”?
As I continue reading through the Bible this year, I [...]
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Posted on December 20, 2008 by Chuck Mullis
Bad Parenting Choices
The ShopRite food market in Greenwich Township, New Jersey refused to decorate a birthday cake for a three-year-old in the manner his parents wanted, with his name: Adolph Hitler Campbell. The store also will not make a cake bearing the name of Heath and Deborah Campbell’s second child, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell, who [...]
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Posted on December 17, 2008 by Chuck Mullis
Everyone should have kids. They are the greatest joy in the world. But they are also terrorists. You’ll realize this as soon as they are born and they start using sleep deprivation to break you. — Ray Romano
Children are natural mimics: they act like their parents in spite of every attempt to teach them good [...]
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Posted on November 24, 2008 by Chuck Mullis
Becoming a parent has allowed my eyes to be opened to the sacrifice and hard work that went into my becoming who I am. Looking back there are all kinds of great memories for me growing up. I remember our trips to the mountains, Washington D.C., Maine, and all of those times we went to [...]
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