Dec
8
You Know Better
By Julie B Cosgrove | 1 Comment
You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you
for all your iniquities. Amos 3:2
“You should have known better.” “That is not how I raised you.” “Don’t you play innocent with me. You know the rules.”
Words of parents when their older children do something wrong. Growing up as the child of a judge, I felt as if the eyes of the community were especially on me to walk the straight and narrow. Now, I have another judge and I bear His cross around my neck. Throughout my adulthood, people have watched to see if I am still walking the straight and narrow, to see if the storms of life have rocked my faith boat enough to topple it. God is watching as well.
Oct
5
Getting Your Child Back
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. Luke 7:11-15
Aug
25
Speak Openly
By Julie B Cosgrove | 1 Comment
And there was much muttering about him [Jesus] among the people. While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, he is leading the people astray.” Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him. John 7:12-13
Are you afraid to speak openly about Jesus for fear you may be shunned? Are you concerned that people will back off, roll their eyes or tune you out? During my parent’s post World War II era, Christianity was the norm. Stores were closed on Sundays. Everyone went to church. Norman Rockwell painted people praying Grace over a meal for the cover of LIFE magazine. The Principal, over the intercom, began each day of school with a prayer and the Pledge.
Aug
10
Your Child’s Mission?
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
And Manoah said, “Now when your words come true, what is to be the child’s manner of life, and what is his mission?” Judges 13:12
What parent has not asked that question a hundred times? Whispered it as they stroked a peach fuzz head sleeping soundly in a crib, while waving good-bye when they step on the school bus, while clapping when they receive a high school diploma, or while watching them stroll into their dorm from your rear view mirror as you drive away. Perhaps it is a the prayer of your heart when the police knock on your door at 2 am, or they come and tell you they are getting a divorce , or have lost yet another job.
Mar
23
Is there a right way to raise kids?
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. Mark 9:42
Mar
19
Wait – I’ll tell you when
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
Exodus 2:1-3 Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman. The woman conceived and bore a son, and when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months. When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and placed it among the reeds by the river bank.
Feb
9
Should We Tell Them?
By Julie B Cosgrove | 1 Comment
We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might,and the wonders that he has done. . . so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments . Psalm 78:4, 7
Kids have selective deafness. They can ignore the loud voice telling them to go clean their room yet quite easily concentrate on the whisper of a friend. In a way, I guess we all do. We filter out what we do not want to hear. At times, we even filter out God.
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