Royal Children: Stewards of the King

Mrs. Miersma is the wife of Rev. Thomas Miersma, missionary in Spokane, Washington. Mine!" shouts the two-year-old with furrowed brow. "Give it to me!" Nearly everyone, especially those who are parents, has heard these words at one time or another. Psychologists tell us that the child is simply learning to distinguish between what is his and what is another's. While there may be a grain of truth in this idea, we can also see that such behavior is often the expression of the sinful nature we...