Is Motherhood Still Vital?
It is time to stop, observe and appreciate the love, power and influence of moms!
VIDEO: CQ Kids – How Can We Fight Fear?
Everybody is afraid of something. Even people we read about in the Bible felt fear. We offer some ideas for our youngest listeners in this short animated videos.
VIDEO: CQ Kids – Why Do We Pray if God Already Knows Our Thoughts?
This is a great question sent into us by a young listener. Watch this short, animated video for the answers!
How Parental is Our Parenting?
We are losing our grip. Really. There is a battle for our children raging before us and we are losing it miserably. Raising children does not at all look like it once did a few generations ago. Back then, parents were expected to control their households and children were expected to grow up within that control. You might argue that such an arrangement was a little rigid. Perhaps. Now children and their feelings have become the idols of their parents' lives and those parents dutifully bow before and serve the desires, hormones and natural immaturity their children display. You might say that such an arrangement is a little - a lot - permissive. Absolutely! So, what do we do about it? How do we think, act and respond to our present parenting crisis? How do we swim upstream against the current of pitiful parenting and grab hold of and apply principles of powerful parenting?
VIDEO: Moments that Matter – How Parental is Our Parenting?
What makes a good parent? Does the Bible provide us with guidelines that could be applicable even in today’s generation? Watch Rick’s clog then listen to the entire podcast with the same name for practical tips on raising productive, godly kids.
VIDEO: Moments that Matter – Does Complaining Ever Help?
Is complaining ever good? Is it always bad? Can we be more productive in trying to get what we want? Does the Bible help us in this regard?
Do Children Really Need Discipline?
Raising children is different than it used to be. Somehow or other the lines between parents and children have become blurred. Somehow or other the very idea of firm discipline has become associated with beatings and abuse. Somehow or other our children’s feelings have become the foundation for our parental actions and responses. What happened to parents unequivocally “ruling the roost?” Is that now wrong? What happened to parents being authoritative and firm? Is that now wrong? What happened to the clear lines of right and wrong being the solid foundation for parental decision making? Is that now wrong? Have we begun to approach the point where we assign so many rights to children that we as parents are inherently wrong? What do children need and how are we supposed to know what they need and how to give it to them?
Our Children: Will They Ever Grow Up?
For many, one of the most exciting events in life is the birth of a child. Once they are born, we really begin to understand how fragile, innocent and utterly dependent they are. If not completely cared for on a round-the-clock basis, they have little chance in life. As they grow it dawns on us that their physical dependence gives way to emotional and life skills dependence, so we must continue to rise to the challenge of parenting in an ever-changing way. At some point, the plan is for them to stand, think, act and live on their own. This is, or should be the victory of parenthood! Folks, something is really wrong...many of our children are not learning this independence! Where did we go wrong?
What Rights and Privacy Should Children Have?
Children are people too! Yes they are, but what does that really mean in terms of raising them? After all, they are children, and the object is for them to become adults...real, full fledged, mature, contributory adults! As a parent, is it our responsibility to walk them to that destination or do they instinctively know how to get there on their own? Could it be that parents are just in the way? What does the Bible say? Is the Bible right for our generation? Stay with us!