An Argument for  Dad As the Lead Parent

An Argument for Dad As the Lead Parent

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...
Is Spanking Child Abuse?

Is Spanking Child Abuse?

MANY IN IN OUR CULTURE TODAY consider spanking a form of child abuse. But, is spanking, or the failure to spank, child abuse? That is the question that should concern us. This objection is made because child abuse is accelerating in Western culture. Children are...

To Spank or Not to Spank, Part III

IN PREVIOUS POSTS we established that the Bible commands corporal punishment.  We also established that children must be controlled, and that the best way to do this is with loving, compassionate corporal punishment.Hebrews twelve tells us that “God disciplines...