imperfect parenting
To the irritable parent
Katie Holloway
Before we delve into this, I want to say: I’m talking to myself, here. I’m certainly not pointing fingers, more like opening my hands in admittance, and perhaps welcoming others (all of us?) into the “irritable parents’ club”.
Whether your baby has had you up for most of the night, your toddler has refused to put on their shoes for 40 minutes (ask me how I know), or your teenager wants to start a debate about every instruction you give them, it feels like being irritable is part of the parenting package. But it doesn’t have to be.
imperfect parenting
Parenting: When we’re not there
Katie Holloway
There’s nothing quite like a new experience to reveal our hearts, is there?
As I’m writing this, I’m getting my eldest (who is nine) ready to go to a camp for the first time. I knew she would be a mixture of nervous and excited. What’s surprised me is how I’m reacting to the preparations.
Addressing fatherhood Biblically
Richard Underwood
Richard Underwood is a retired pastor, who served as General Secretary and Pastoral Director of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches. Here, he speaks to John Woods, en Reviews Editor, following the publication of the latter’s new book Good, Bad, No Dad?
RU: What’s the first thing that comes into your mind when you hear the word “father”?
Can you inherit faith?
We greatly appreciate the blessing of being brought up in a Christian home, but does this guarantee children from Christian families will all be converted?
A recent study by Pew Research Center conducted across the world showed that Christianity and Buddhism don’t have a very high success rate of passing on faith through the generations.