parenting – Grace Evangelical Society

Grace at Walmart

February 26, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Discipleship, family, Grace, parenting

When grocery shopping, my wife and I would often cave to the kids’ demands that we buy them cheap little toys and goodies. “Can I have a dollar?” “Can you buy me this, please, please, please?” “Can I have two quarters for candy?” We realized it had become a problem when the kids started throwing fits whenever we said, “No.” So we changed the policy.

Faithfulness in the Family (Ephesians 6:1-4)

June 4, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Child Training, discipline, Ephesians 6:1-4, parenting

Introduction The following is a condensed version of a message I delivered at the recent GES national conference. I think that the main application of most of Scripture is to believe what is being taught. If we believe what God’s Word says, then we gain what Paul calls “the mind of Christ” (1 Cor 2:16). Renewal

From Devout Roman Catholic to Agnostic

April 15, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Absolutes, Agnosticism, apologetics, Jared Bilski, parenting

My sister sent me a blog about a Washington Post article by Jared Bilski entitled, “I’m not passing my parents’ religion on to my kids, but I am teaching their values.” You can read the article here. The blog, by Dr. Jim Denison, covered four main points. You can read his blog here. Bilski grew up Roman Catholic,

Talk Faith (Deuteronomy 11:18-19)

March 28, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - evangelism, Faith, kids, parenting

My daughter Daphne will be starting 1st grade in the Fall. We’ve been homeschooling her for Kindergarten and sending her twice a week to a co-op for classes with other homeschoolers. I knew she was making good progress in math. She’s learning to draw well. And she’s supposed to be learning Spanish at the co-op (but I see little evidence of it!).