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Circumcision
>> Stan (**) wrote: > >> : Look come into the 20 th century: There is no medical justification >> : for circumcision. None. Zip. Zilch. Nada. That's why it's a dying >> : practice. Indeed there are medical reasons for not doing it. > > Now here we have an uninformed opinion. I agree. […]
The Haunted Forest – III. Incidence / Just How Common Is It?
Facts and statistics ‘Does it happen to anybody else?’ Despite the fact that childhood sexual abuse is not new, only in the last few years have people become more aware of how widespread it really is. Almost all surveys have indicated that the sexual abuse of girls is especially very common. Here are some facts […]
Managing Our Problems
[An overseer] must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (1 Timothy 3:4). A pastor friend of mind came face-to-face with a parent’s worst fear: His teenage daughter had become pregnant before marriage. Perry was struggling with prickly questions: Should he resign his pastorate? Should he […]
Logical Consequences
Do not hold back discipline from the child (Proverbs 23:13). Some children are effectively disciplined when they must experience the natural consequences of their disobedience. For example, if your child fools around and misses his bus at school, you may choose to let him walk home instead of picking him up yourself. If he procrastinates […]
Happiness
INTRODUCTION by Norman Bales Happiness is an elusive dream. Most of us seek it, but do we really know what it will take to make us happy? If I were to ask, "What would it take to make you happy?" how would you respond? Some typical answers might include: 1. Money. 2 Possessions 3 Health […]
Communication In Marriage
By Norman Bales Do you ever wonder why so many people listen to country music? If you’re a country music hater, you may think it’s because the listeners are uncultured and ignorant. Would you believe it if I told you students at Harvard studied the music of Hank Williams? If you’re a country music lover, […]
Planning A Wedding
By Norman Bales A few days ago I received a telephone call from a young man who wants to get married. He said, "I don’t want to go a justice of the peace. I think it would be appropriate to have a Christian minister conduct our ceremony." I asked, "When are you planning the wedding?" […]
When Children Go Astray [1]
Note from Rowland: Although Norman and Ann Bales are more conservative theologically than I am, there’s a lot of experience/wisdom here… These were originally written sometime before 1999. Part One: Why They Go Astray by Norman and Ann Bales I don’t think I will ever forget the moments my children were born. Each experience was […]
Famous Athlete, A Teenage Boy And Family
This appeared in ALL ABOUT FAMILIES, edited by Norman Bales. He wrote: In recent days the news media has deluged us with information, analysis, speculations and recommendations in the wake of shooting incidents on school campuses. The subject has surely been explored from every possible angle. One wonders if we have not been over informed. […]
When Children Go Astray [2]
by Norman and Ann Bales Why They Go Astray Last week we began a series of studies on why children go astray. We identified the following factors in our first installment. 1. The Influence of Peers 2. Academic Reasons 3. Desire For Independence 4. Poor Teaching From Parents 5. A Desire to Find Out Things […]
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