Family
Smile!
I am a mother of three (ages 14, 12, 3) and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was absolutely inspiring with the qualities that I wish every human being had been graced with. Her last project of the term was called "Smile." The class […]
In Sickness As In Health
by Norman Bales Recently, I spent a week at home recovering from surgery. It was not a week that I will remember with great fondness. I haven’t had much experience with boredom in my entire life, but I think I must have gotten pretty close to that when I realized I was looking forward to […]
Love In A Relationship
Dear Norman, I suppose this letter is more for Ann, but also for you concerning the article she just wrote for the newsletter. I’m 24 and never married. I’ve actually ended three engagements because I wasn’t sure the other person was the one with whom I could be in love my entire life. What I’m […]
Can A ‘Head’ Be A Servant-Leader?
by Norman Bales Introduction What does it mean to be "head of the house?" Most people probably think in terms of command and obedience. In an earlier essay, I contended that a husband is "head (gr. kephale) of the wife" (Ephesians 5:23) and that headship involves the exercise of authority. Quite often when men assert […]
Anger In Children
by Mikal Frazier The Positive Side Of Anger Anger is God-given. It is an emotion closely connected to our survival instinct. It protects us from harm as it readies us for action. And as Harville Hendrix says in _Giving the Love That Heals, anger is "also the other side of hurt, shame, and humiliation— emotions […]
The Legacy Of A Father
by Norman Bales Ten years ago this week, I found myself pushing a cart through the grocery store, when I passed the aisle where the Father’s Day cards were displayed. I thought about my childhood years when I didn’t pay much attention to Father’s Day. My father claimed that he didn’t believe much in special […]
Grandparents Are Fun!
by Ann Bales The bonding that takes place between grandparents and grandchildren is second only to that with their parents, and in some cases may exceed it. As I think back to my own parent’s skills and grandparenting attributes, I realize that many of my ways of parenting and grandparenting came from them. I have […]
Adolescence Is Tough
Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old. (Proverbs 23:22) Do not speak harshly to an older man, but speak to him as to a father, to younger men as brothers, to older women as mothers, to younger women as sisters – with absolute purity. (1 […]
Missionaries’ Kids
Received the following from Poor Innocent Guy Asa of Montgomery, Alabama: 25 Ways to Know That You or Your Parents Are Missionaries You can’t answer the question, “Where are you from?”. The vast majority of your clothes are hand-me-downs. You speak two languages, but can’t spell either. You embarrass yourself by asking what swear words […]
Healing The Thorn In My Flesh (Testimony Of A ‘Gay’ Christian)
I never thought I was gay; that type of lifestyle was too risky, dangerous and socially distasteful. My only problem was that I felt this attraction to other boys from the time I started puberty at 10 years of age. I had grown up with my younger sister in a good stable home and never […]
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