by Bill Farley | Nov 7, 2019 | parenting, Uncategorized
WE WERE IN A MCDONALDS PLAY AREA for lunch after church. Next to me was a young mother with two sons, about age four and six. The four year-old was in trouble. “Sit on this chair,” his mother said. “Your punishment is time-out for ten minutes.”...
by Bill Farley | Oct 25, 2019 | Culture, Sexual Revolution
MASS SHOOTINGS ARE AN UNSETTLING REALITY OF MODERN LIFE. Take the first weekend in August. Two separate shooters terrorized El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio. Thirty-two died, and fifty-two were wounded, exacerbating the national debate about the causes of these...
by Bill Farley | Oct 22, 2019 | parenting, Uncategorized
MY WIFE AND I often speak at parenting conferences. Sometimes I make the off-hand comment that, in the Bible, the father is the lead parent, and his wife is his helper. I am often surprised at the reaction. “Where did you get such a crazy idea?” Or, “I don’t like it...
by Bill Farley | Oct 4, 2019 | marriage, parenting
BESIDES YOUR CHILD’S CONVERSION, the most critical decision they will ever make is who to marry. The multi-generational implications are enormous. But, despite the importance of this decision, some parents are more concerned about their children’s grades or...
by Bill Farley | Sep 30, 2019 | Christian Ministry, Christian Sanctification, Humility
EVERY AUTHOR KNOWS THE JOY of holding the first copy of their newly published book. It’s not quite the same thing as holding your baby for the first time, but it’s close. This was my experience. I had just received my first copy of Gospel Powered Humility. I was...