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Once again these covenant parents are faced with the awesome responsibility God has given them. As the months go by, the young parents watch as their progeny begins to smile, to coo, to sit, to crawl, and eventually to walk and run. In conjunction with the child’s developing independence, his curios
Wherever parents in love faithfully train their children, and wherever God graciously works the response of faith in the children, the relationship between parents and children is that of genuine and deep fellowship, parents thankful for their children and children thankful for their parents. What
God’s Fatherhood is the original Parenthood; ours is derived from His. He is the original Father in His own Being in that the First Person of the Blessed Trinity begets the Second, as eternal Son. He is the original Father in His relationship, in Christ, to His people, whom He adopts as children and
Rev. DeVries is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church in Wingham, Ontario, Canada. Life Without Children This is the title of a shocking essay by Barbara Dafoe Whitehead for the 2006 "The State of Our Unions: The Social Health of Marriage in America" report. For those who view children as "an h
And while the joys of fellowship between parents and children do not cease — in some ways they become increasingly stronger — they take on new dimensions, with the parent recognizing that the child must have new relationships and priorities as an adult. I suspect that this breaking of the childhood
Parents—especially mothers—sometimes have a difficult time when their children start school. A flood of sentimental emotions, perhaps? In part, probably yes. But for Christian parents, those emotions are driven in some measure by a very solemn reality: they are entrusting the instruction of this God
Now that I have become just a little bit older than most of you, it seems that my point of view has changed just a little. Or maybe it is simply the fact that I have become a parent, and all of the responsibilities and duties that go along with that important God-given calling are crowding in around
The parents who bring forth children of the covenant must be at the heart of raising their children. Godly parents are present at all times to care for the needs of the child. They hold them, comfort them, and keep them from danger. Above all, they work toward bringing that child to a full and livin
We have noticed a strange and puzzling phenomenon regarding the intelligence of parents, especially of parents having growing children. When the youngsters are young, possibly during the ages that coincide with grade school and earlier, parents are virtually perfect. Every decision they make is the
Previous article in this series: February 1, 2011, p. 207. The familiar words of the title of this article are taken from Ephesians 6:4. This verse describes in a rather comprehensive way the calling of parents. Each word that the inspired apostle uses has its significant nuance of meaning. To 'bri