http://christianparentingdaily.com Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:14:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If our experience is not what God wants it to be, it is because of our unbelief in the love of God, in the power of God and in the reality of God's promises. (Andrew Murray) Here are two renditions of a portion of the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-12) with very different ... http://christianparentingdaily.com/2009/02/06/god-is-love/ Hey Fellow Dad,    I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that there are times when your marriage isn’t always as great as you’d like it to be. In my family, we have 3 very active children, a fourth one on the way, a family-run business, and we homeschool. Finding time to spend alone with my ... http://christianparentingdaily.com/2009/02/03/best-date-ever-by-joey-watkins/ The Greatest Mission Trip You'll Ever Take Jesus Laughing Posted: 31 Jan 2009 04:38 AM CST My Aunt Linda emailed these images to me. In the email it said that some people went to visit a seminary in Florida and found a man sketching large images of Jesus in about 30-45 minutes. ... http://christianparentingdaily.com/2009/02/03/jesus-laughing/ Daniel's life and the details surrounding it fascinate me. This man of God, full of deep integrity and wisdom, wrote some of the most detailed and much-studied prophecies in the Bible. As a teenager, Daniel was uprooted from his home and taken as a captive to Babylon. He ended up in ... http://christianparentingdaily.com/2009/01/26/daniel-at-school/ Regardless of your thoughts about the recent election, this point in time is unique in our history. It marks the inauguration of the 44th US President. The President of the United States is a position of immense power, unique prestige, instant fame, and world notoriety. But you know what? Our role as dads ... http://christianparentingdaily.com/2009/01/23/more-important-than-the-president-by-joey-watkins/ (photo by vaniadasilva) The best way to explain to our children how God answers or doesn't answer their prayers is to draw a simple parallel between their asking us for things and their asking God for things. There are basically three answers children can anticipate when asking parents for something: yes, which ... http://christianparentingdaily.com/2009/01/09/answers-to-your-kids-prayers/ When my kids were younger, every December as Christmas would draw closer, the ride to school in our SUV would get filled up with wacky Christmas songs. We'd take a non-sacred Christmas song like O Christmas Tree or Frosty the Snowman and rewrite the words to the song, often with ... http://christianparentingdaily.com/2008/12/20/strengthening-your-familys-christmas-identity/ (photo by taylorhellar) Apparently, this poem was written by a peace keeping soldier stationed overseas. It's a good reminder to us at Christmas time that our soldiers deserve our thanks and need our prayers. Read it with your family and then include a prayer for our soldiers in your mealtime prayer.       The ... http://christianparentingdaily.com/2008/12/10/the-night-before-a-soldiers-christmas/ Here's another great site with the same mission we have, helping parents disciple their children. The video on the home page is a MUST view. It really shows how precious the gift of life is and how it should be cherished. Also, after viewing it, ask yourself what would ... http://christianparentingdaily.com/2008/12/10/disciple-like-jesus/ Don’t you adore the beauty of a manger scene: Mother, husband and child all looking so incredibly serene, backlit by the luminous soft glow of lamplight. Comfortably cuddled in a rustic, but poetically picture-perfect stable. Wholly contented, well-groomed farm animals all gazing on in rapt attention alongside a reverent audience ... http://christianparentingdaily.com/2008/12/10/encouragement-from-the-real-manger-scene/