Category Archives: Parenting

How Our Children Come to Faith (Paperback) By (author) Stephen Smallman

Posted on May 17, 2009 by wayne

This is a helpful little booklet if you want a 5 minute theological introduction to Reformed parenting. By (author) Stephen Smallman How Our Children Come to Faith via How Our Children Come to Faith (Paperback) By (author) Stephen Smallman ISBN … Continue reading →

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Philip Jensen on a forgotten evangelistic strategy

Posted on May 5, 2009 by wayne

“In Australia, the people with the lowest birthrate are the atheists. The raising of Christian children is an important evangelistic strategy“, the Briefing, April 2009 (Issue 369), p20.

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Cahill declines to coach Federer | Tennistalk

Posted on May 5, 2009 by wayne

Coaching Federer would be the ultimate job for any tennis coach. Yet I think Cahill has made the right decision in rejecting Federer to be with his family. There are lots of lonely broken men with successful careers out there. … Continue reading →

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Equip parents before the youth group | Mission-minded church | Sydneyanglicans.net

Posted on April 23, 2009 by wayne

I enjoyed this article and the comments discussion that follows. I’m wrestling hard to build a ministry to equip Christian parenting at Holy Trinity. Children’s and youth ministry need to be seen as a complement to the family ministry than … Continue reading →

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Craig’s Blog: Bringing your kids to faith

Posted on February 1, 2009 by wayne

Craig comments on Christian parenting. I disagree with some of the things he says. But I humbly believe Craig is right and Piper is wrong on the following foundational point: Firstly, I believe a child born to a Christian parent … Continue reading →

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Are Children of Believers Members of the Christian Church?

Posted on December 4, 2008 by wayne

On holiday we visited two great churches and were deeply encouraged by both. But they had very different views concerning children of believers. One church counted children of believers as being Christians themselves. They were part of the whole service … Continue reading →

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5th October Prayer and Protest Rally, Parliament House, Melbourne

Posted on October 7, 2008 by wayne

The whole family and a bunch of people from church went to the prayer and protest rally for the murderous proposed abortion bill. I reckon about 4000+ people there. There were more than you can see just on these photos, … Continue reading →

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Mem Fox blasts full time child care for babies | Herald Sun

Posted on September 4, 2008 by wayne

It is heartbreaking. “I don’t know why some people have children at all if they know that they can take only a few weeks off work. “I know you want a child, and you have every right to want a … Continue reading →

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Kids and Email

Posted on July 31, 2008 by wayne

Josiah asked me today for his own gmail account. I told him not for a few years yet. He has been watching me process my email. He has a fair idea of how to use it. And he will have … Continue reading →

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A Horse and His Boy

Posted on June 23, 2008 by wayne

Just finished reading Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe with the kids and began book 3 of Narnia last evening. Every time I read book 2 I see beautiful new images of the gospel. Why does book 2 have such rich … Continue reading →

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Filing Cabinet Productivity: Straight down the line

Posted on April 25, 2008 by wayne

For some people they know stuff like this, but I’m a truck drivers son! I have to learn this from scratch. This was a revelation to me: Straight-line filing. Implemented it this week. My files look much nicer on the … Continue reading →

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Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone | The New York Sun

Posted on April 11, 2008 by wayne

Ask my wife, I told her this idea about 12 months ago. She didn’t like it, at all. Anyway, for weeks my boy had been begging for me to please leave him somewhere, anywhere, and let him try to figure … Continue reading →

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Don’t force kids to grow up early – Opinion – theage.com.au

Posted on March 12, 2008 by wayne

My observation of parents who have taken the “harm minimisation” strategy, exchanging setting moral boundaries for participating with their kids in “what everyone else is doing”, simply end up in scenarios an order of magnitude worse than if they were … Continue reading →

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