They’re Smarter Than You Think

Here was my half-pint grandson wrestling with reconciling the sovereignty of God with the free will of a squirrel.

To Teach or Not to Teach?

Dear Debi,

We have read your thoughts on the woman never being the spiritual leader in her home (not leading the kids in Bible studies, etc., even if Dad doesn’t do it), but in one of your books or tapes, Michael...

Tot's Talk

I overheard two little tots.

Discussing in great length

Just why their mamas spank them.

It made me pause and think.

My mommy spanks me when she’s mad,”

I heard a young voice say,

It makes her angry when I’m bad

And when...

Training a Child to Come

Cheerful training early on can save on later discipline

Training Fleshy Flesh

Occasionally we receive criticism about our emphasis that parents should set up training sessions for their children. Our first book on child training, To Train Up A Child, contained an illustration of how we trained our...

Training Roseanna's Flesh

Twelve-month-old Roseanna has one adoring mama, one adoring daddy, one adoring five-year-old sister, one adoring seven-year-old brother, and dozens of adoring friends.