by Paul Schlehlein | 27 Oct 2026 | Articles, Christian Living, Marriage and Family
Paul’s instruction to fathers has two halves. The first is negative: “Do not provoke your children to anger.” The second is a positive imperative: “Bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). The opposite of bad parenting is not no...
by Paul Schlehlein | 13 Oct 2026 | Articles, Marriage and Family
Parenting requires discipline. Children need boundaries, correction, instruction, and authority. Scripture does not call parents to be their children’s friends at the expense of being parents. Yet the same text (Ephesians 6:1–4) that commands parents to discipline and...
by Paul Schlehlein | 6 Oct 2026 | Articles, Christian Living, Marriage and Family
Parenting is not easy. Every generation faces its own pressures, and Christian parents today are raising children in a culture that often has very different ideas about marriage, family, authority, education, and morality. It can leave parents frustrated and...
