Where there is sin, God must punish. But where there is repentance, God must forgive! Reading straight through the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah and Lamentations takes us on a tumultuous ride through much of Israel and Judah’s sad history. Their story, spread out over decades of poor living and lousy choices, is staggering. But seeing […]
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Don’t Assume He Doesn’t Care
As a five year old and the first of what would be five of us ‘Walterman kids’ I sometimes had little supervision in church. And church was an important and frequent part of my young life. Dad was the pastor. Baby sister Dawn would be held by a friend or grandma … Mom […]
A Prayer For Parents
A Prayer For Parents A “Family By The Book” blog Father, don’t let them parent for the moment … but for the future. Don’t let them parent for the ‘cuteness’ now … but for the character later. Don’t allow them to parent conveniently … but to parent consistently. Don’t allow them to parent out of […]