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Beatitudes for Parents

The following Beatitudes for Parents were written nearly 50 years ago by Marion E. Kinneman when her daughters were raising her six grandsons. They’re still spot-on!

Deal With It Now

‘No matter how fast you run, you won’t escape. No matter how strong you are, you will lose your strength…’ Amos 2:14 CEV Sorry, but problems don’t magically solve themselves because you refuse to deal with them. Actually, they multiply, and ‘no matter how fast you run, you will not escape.’ Kristin Armstrong says: ‘We […]

Show Hospitality

‘…Given to hospitality.’ Romans 12:13 NKJV Making others feel loved and valued is a hallmark of discipleship (John 13:34-35). Welcoming newcomers was important in the early church, and it’s just as important today. Social customs may change, but God’s Word doesn’t. Jesus said, ‘Anyone who receives you receives Me…’ (Matthew 10:40 NLT) As a follower […]

E-V-A-L-U-A-T-E

‘Can two walk together, unless they are agreed?’ Amos 3:3 NKJV A successful marriage is based on two things: ‘finding’ the right person, and ‘becoming’ the right person. And the second thing is harder than the first. Just because two people share the same bed and the same name, it doesn’t guarantee harmony. Here are […]

Adapting to Change

‘…Along unfamiliar paths I will guide them…’ Isaiah 42:16 NIV Change forces us out of our comfort zone and into the discomfort of the unfamiliar. And while it can turn your world upside down, it makes you face your greatest fears and deal with the things that steal your joy, peace, and confidence. Change can […]

Confidentiality

‘…They gather gossip, and…spread it…’ Psalms 41:6 NLT A man is said to have approached Socrates one day to share some gossip. The wise philosopher asked, ‘First, are you certain it’s true? Second, is it something good? Third, is it something useful?’ When the man said, ‘Not really,’ Socrates replied, ‘Well, if it’s not true, […]

Spiritual Maturity Comes By Degrees

‘…From one degree of glory to another…’ 2 Corinthians 3:18 AMP How would you describe someone who is spiritually mature? Leonard Wedel says: ‘A mature person does not take himself too seriously…keeps himself alert in mind…does not always view with alarm every adverse situation that arises…Is too big to be little…never feels too great to […]

Change Your Self-Talk

‘You will also declare a thing, and it will be established for you…’ Job 22:28 NKJV It’s not what others say to you or about you that determines your future; it’s what you say to yourself when others have finished speaking! The Bible says, ‘Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and […]

Keep Your Eyes on Jesus (2)

‘…Jesus…went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil.’ Acts 10:38 NKJV The Bible says: ‘Peter answered Him and said, "Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water." So He said, "Come." And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on […]

Keep Your Eyes on Jesus (1)

‘The boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves…’ Matthew 14:24 NKJV Jesus had accompanied His disciples in a previous storm and calmed it. But now He was up on a mountain praying, and they were alone, ‘tossed by the waves’. Why? Because sometimes the teacher has to step back […]