Remember The Reformation
Remember The Reformation
Not many of our kids will be wake up on October 31st thinking, “Hey! Today is the 496th anniversary of the Reformation! On this day in 1517 Martin Luther sparked a reformation in the church by posting his “95 Theses” against abuses in the church of his day!” But they should be well aware of what happened in the Reformation, and be deeply thankful for it, and so should you- their parents. In fact, it is something that you should teach them so that they can grow up with an appreciation for the saving gospel of Jesus Christ that alone gives them eternal life, and cling to it by faith until death.
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Talking To Your Kids About Death
Talking To Your Kids About Death
An older woman once approached me to tell me why she liked the Children’s Object Lesson in the worship service. Her reason surprised me. “You frequently talk about death, and that’s important,” she said. “It is not good when parents try to insulate their kids from the reality of death. It happens, and they need to know how to deal with it.” She said that as someone who had a hard time coping with her mother’s death when she was a girl, in part because death was a forbidden subject in their home.
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