©Millie McNabb
In a roundtable discussion of America’s economic condition, one of the comments was something like, “The government has got to save us.”
The Bible has a different perspective of who will save us. “Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help {And} rely on horses, And trust in chariots because they are many And in horsemen because they are very strong, But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the LORD!” (Isaiah 31:1)
Are you intentionally teaching a Christian worldview to your children?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Choosing a Spouse: The College Shop
©Millie McNabb
I remember my mother commenting that many women go to college to find the perfect man, and pick up a good husband along the way. Getting married may not be the goal when you go to college, but it is a meeting place for many couples.
Your list of desirable traits may include “likes to learn new things.” People who attend college may have that trait. If they graduate, they also exhibit perseverance, a hallmark trait for success. …Perseverance [brings about] proven character… (Romans 5:4a)
Many of our colleges promote a tolerance and mixing of religious values. Students who are unsure of their Christian foundation, may unwittingly adopt other religions into their thinking. “So while these nations feared the LORD, they also served their idols; their children likewise and their grandchildren, as their fathers did, so they do to this day.” (II Kings 17:41)
If you’re shopping in the college market, make sure you’re equally yoked with another believer, and not just enamored with a college degree. Ask, "Will this person intentionally raise our children to become Christian adults?"
Where did you meet your spouse?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, has been married over thirty years. She offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
I remember my mother commenting that many women go to college to find the perfect man, and pick up a good husband along the way. Getting married may not be the goal when you go to college, but it is a meeting place for many couples.
Your list of desirable traits may include “likes to learn new things.” People who attend college may have that trait. If they graduate, they also exhibit perseverance, a hallmark trait for success. …Perseverance [brings about] proven character… (Romans 5:4a)
Many of our colleges promote a tolerance and mixing of religious values. Students who are unsure of their Christian foundation, may unwittingly adopt other religions into their thinking. “So while these nations feared the LORD, they also served their idols; their children likewise and their grandchildren, as their fathers did, so they do to this day.” (II Kings 17:41)
If you’re shopping in the college market, make sure you’re equally yoked with another believer, and not just enamored with a college degree. Ask, "Will this person intentionally raise our children to become Christian adults?"
Where did you meet your spouse?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, has been married over thirty years. She offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Salt Restricted
©Millie McNabb
We were talking about salt at my daughter’s natural health clinic. Part of the discussion centered around the benefits of sea salt. Another aspect of the discussion was the balance between water and salt.
Our physical bodies require a balance between water and salt. It is not unusual to hear of someone going on a salt-restricted diet. The balance could also be restored by increasing water.
In our spiritual lives, we are to be salt to the world around us. Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth…” (Matthew 5:13a) Salt both preserves food and brings out the flavor. We are to preserve God’s values and share the freshness of His mercies in our culture.
Are we as Christians on a salt-restricted diet? Are Christian values having less of an impact in our culture?
The key to restoration is to increase water--living water. Jesus said, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." (John 4:10)
How are you teaching your children to be salt?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
We were talking about salt at my daughter’s natural health clinic. Part of the discussion centered around the benefits of sea salt. Another aspect of the discussion was the balance between water and salt.
Our physical bodies require a balance between water and salt. It is not unusual to hear of someone going on a salt-restricted diet. The balance could also be restored by increasing water.
In our spiritual lives, we are to be salt to the world around us. Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth…” (Matthew 5:13a) Salt both preserves food and brings out the flavor. We are to preserve God’s values and share the freshness of His mercies in our culture.
Are we as Christians on a salt-restricted diet? Are Christian values having less of an impact in our culture?
The key to restoration is to increase water--living water. Jesus said, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." (John 4:10)
How are you teaching your children to be salt?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Monday, April 27, 2009
The Parent’s Toolshop
©Millie McNabb
A couple of years ago, I came across the best and most complete parenting resource book I’d ever seen. It’s called The Parent’s Toolshop: The Universal Blueprint for Building a Healthy Family. It is based on Biblical principles, but written for any audience.
The author, Jody Johnston Pawel, has not only brought the resources together, but she has presented them in an effective sequence along with visual ways for parents to remember the tools. The skills she shares are lifelong skills that will be useful to your children throughout their lives.
To learn more, go to www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com/resources.php
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
A couple of years ago, I came across the best and most complete parenting resource book I’d ever seen. It’s called The Parent’s Toolshop: The Universal Blueprint for Building a Healthy Family. It is based on Biblical principles, but written for any audience.
The author, Jody Johnston Pawel, has not only brought the resources together, but she has presented them in an effective sequence along with visual ways for parents to remember the tools. The skills she shares are lifelong skills that will be useful to your children throughout their lives.
To learn more, go to www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com/resources.php
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Five Keys
©Millie McNabb
My daughter was telling me the story of a woman who was distraught in the mall parking lot. A man came over to see if he could help. The woman explained that the battery had run down in her car “clicker” and she didn’t know how she was going to get into her car. The man took her key, put it in the door lock, and opened the car for her.
There are keys for passing on our Christian Values to our children. Some of these keys used to be commonly used in our culture, but now have been unconsciously set aside in favor of the conveniences society offers.
Do you want every piece of information you can get that will increase your success in passing on your Christian values? I invite you to attend “Five Keys to Intentionally Raising Your Children to Become Christian Adults and How to Use Them to Enhance Your Parenting.” This teleseminar is a week from today, Saturday morning, May 2, 2009. Get more details and register at http://www.fivekeys.eventbrite.com.
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
My daughter was telling me the story of a woman who was distraught in the mall parking lot. A man came over to see if he could help. The woman explained that the battery had run down in her car “clicker” and she didn’t know how she was going to get into her car. The man took her key, put it in the door lock, and opened the car for her.
There are keys for passing on our Christian Values to our children. Some of these keys used to be commonly used in our culture, but now have been unconsciously set aside in favor of the conveniences society offers.
Do you want every piece of information you can get that will increase your success in passing on your Christian values? I invite you to attend “Five Keys to Intentionally Raising Your Children to Become Christian Adults and How to Use Them to Enhance Your Parenting.” This teleseminar is a week from today, Saturday morning, May 2, 2009. Get more details and register at http://www.fivekeys.eventbrite.com.
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Calving
©Millie McNabb
Our neighbor across the road has started a cow-calf herd. This is calving season, and there’s new life each day as I drive by.
I grew up on a farm, and I remember how exciting it was to discover the newest litter of kittens. Also in the barn were the orphan calves that became my pets as I hung around helping my father milk the cows. My uncle, who was usually somewhat brusque, would tenderly nurse the sick ones back to health in my grandmother’s basement.
As Christians, whatever the season, we can enjoy that new life. “When you send your Spirit, new life is born to replenish all the living of the earth.” (Psalm 104:30)
What new life do you see around you?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Our neighbor across the road has started a cow-calf herd. This is calving season, and there’s new life each day as I drive by.
I grew up on a farm, and I remember how exciting it was to discover the newest litter of kittens. Also in the barn were the orphan calves that became my pets as I hung around helping my father milk the cows. My uncle, who was usually somewhat brusque, would tenderly nurse the sick ones back to health in my grandmother’s basement.
As Christians, whatever the season, we can enjoy that new life. “When you send your Spirit, new life is born to replenish all the living of the earth.” (Psalm 104:30)
What new life do you see around you?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Christian Values in Economics: Shake ups
©Millie McNabb
When I was in elementary school, my sister had friends over for a slumber party at our house. My mother was awakened to the bathroom mirror banging on the wall, and wondered, “What are those girls up to now?” We were having an Idaho earthquake.
I don’t think of Idaho as being earthquake-prone, but I just read that it’s the sixth most likely state to have an earthquake. To my knowledge, there are no visible fault lines like those along California’s San Andreas fault. The earthquake I described above was one of the largest in recent US history, yet only 28 people died as it was in a rural area.
There are some similarities between earthquakes and the economy. Sometimes the risk of an investment is obvious, like the San Andreas fault. There is constant shifting that reveals the risk. If we choose high risk, it means the opportunity both for spectacular gain and for spectacular loss. Although there may not be a specific word in Scripture about an investment, we are to be wise. “The wise are cautious and avoid danger; fools plunge ahead with great confidence.” (Proverbs 14:16)
The earthquakes in Idaho are few and far between, but they tend to be significant when they happen. This is similar to the economic situation where we become complacent, not being as careful as we might be. Our country has enjoyed prosperity which has allowed us to recover more easily from financial mistakes.
"But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the LORD your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and laws.”
Deuteronomy 8:11
Earthquakes are quite localized, although they may be felt at some distance. Economic downturns can also be quite localized, although the media gives them a flavor of being widespread. Currently, for example, 60% of the home foreclosures are in 5 states. If you are in one of those five states, or if it’s your house, it has significant impact. The temptation is to take in fear whether the danger is real or not. “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” II Timothy 1:7
Our children pick up on our perspective by how we act in the face of the current shaking of the economy. Are we passing on fear or Christian values to our children?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
When I was in elementary school, my sister had friends over for a slumber party at our house. My mother was awakened to the bathroom mirror banging on the wall, and wondered, “What are those girls up to now?” We were having an Idaho earthquake.
I don’t think of Idaho as being earthquake-prone, but I just read that it’s the sixth most likely state to have an earthquake. To my knowledge, there are no visible fault lines like those along California’s San Andreas fault. The earthquake I described above was one of the largest in recent US history, yet only 28 people died as it was in a rural area.
There are some similarities between earthquakes and the economy. Sometimes the risk of an investment is obvious, like the San Andreas fault. There is constant shifting that reveals the risk. If we choose high risk, it means the opportunity both for spectacular gain and for spectacular loss. Although there may not be a specific word in Scripture about an investment, we are to be wise. “The wise are cautious and avoid danger; fools plunge ahead with great confidence.” (Proverbs 14:16)
The earthquakes in Idaho are few and far between, but they tend to be significant when they happen. This is similar to the economic situation where we become complacent, not being as careful as we might be. Our country has enjoyed prosperity which has allowed us to recover more easily from financial mistakes.
"But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the LORD your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and laws.”
Deuteronomy 8:11
Earthquakes are quite localized, although they may be felt at some distance. Economic downturns can also be quite localized, although the media gives them a flavor of being widespread. Currently, for example, 60% of the home foreclosures are in 5 states. If you are in one of those five states, or if it’s your house, it has significant impact. The temptation is to take in fear whether the danger is real or not. “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” II Timothy 1:7
Our children pick up on our perspective by how we act in the face of the current shaking of the economy. Are we passing on fear or Christian values to our children?
God bless….
Millie McNabb, founder of Christian Values Legacy, offers parenting seminars that focus on passing on your Christian values. Request your free report “Considerations for Intentionally Raising Children to Become Christian Adults” today at www.ChristianValuesLegacy.com.
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