Posts Tagged Children
Yes, There is a Child Cuter
Yesterday, I asked if there was a cuter kid in the whole wide world than the Libster at 12 mos. Well, there is…the Libster at 16 mos. Here are a few of her Christmas photos.
And yet another plug for another equally cool photographer: Koti Templeton Photography.
Is There a Cuter Kid in the Whole Wide World?
The Libster is now 16.5 mos., but these are her 1 yr. pictures. It just took us a while to finally pick the ones we wanted and order them. I mean, really, is there a cuter kid in the whole wide world (besides your own)?
I also want to plug our photographer who is phenomenal. Her name is Karyn Carbone and her company is In Bloom Photography. She and her family live in Sweetwater, Texas, but she travels all over the US (Florida, in particular) for weddings, engagement pictures, baby shoots, etc.
She also has a photoblog, and this is Libby’s shoot on her photoblog. Check out her stuff, you’ll be impressed.
More on Infant Death and the Afterlife
Posted by Peter in Bible, Children, Christianity, Genesis, God, Jesus, Law, New Testament, Old Testament, Theology on November 13, 2009
Earlier this week in What About Infants?, I directed my readers to TC’s post When Infants Die: Hell? Heaven? or Limbo?. As predicted, it generated a healthy discussion. I can’t definitively say who’s right or wrong, but I wonder if we shouldn’t be more worried about adults than the children.
Jesus said,
Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3 (NASB)
I have a strong suspicion that the children will be fine. We, on the other hand, seem to have a harder time getting it.
I think we get all worked up over sin and original sin, when our accountability begins, right and wrong, and the like. And that is the very problem.
God’s a pretty smart Dude, and when He forbade us from eating of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, it was for our own good. He knew we would spend the rest of our lives worrying about whether we did good or evil. If not because of our own shortcomings, then because the enemy would beat us over the head with it.
And as if that wasn’t enough, now we’ve got to worry about whether our kids will be held accountable. It’s too much to worry about. And God knew it.
That’s where we go wrong, in our need (or desire) to know. We were better off before the knowledge of good and evil, innocent like a child.
What About Infants?
Posted by Peter in Children, Christianity, Theology on November 12, 2009
I didn’t start this one (I did start this one), but TC has a more specific discussion on what happens to infants who die prematurely. I expect it will generate an interesting discussion. Head on over and share your thoughts.
Two New Blogs, Both by Women Teachers Who are Mighty in Faith
Posted by Peter in Christianity on October 30, 2009
One is obviously my wife, Pastor Lolo‘s, blog WorldChangers. WorldChangers is the name of the children’s ministry which she heads up at our church. It is a way for her to communicate with parents so they can work with their little world changers at home. But, it will be a nice resource for lessons, activities, and other cool stuff you can use with your kids.
The second, Oasis of Praise, is a blog about praise, if you haven’t already figured that one out. It is written by the wife of my friend whose blog (The Watchman’s Gaze) I announced earlier in the week. It is brand spanking new, and I’m looking forward to what she has to say.
I really can’t say enough about both of these women, so I encourage you to check them out (their blogs, of course, not them-they are both taken), and encourage them as they step into the blogosphere.
I would honestly love to take credit for influencing both of these blogs, but neither were my idea, which probably means they will both be pretty darn good.
Congratulations Joel!
No, not for stealing the top rankings for a day earlier this week, but because Joel and his better half (I’m sure) welcomed baby Sophia (w/pics) into the world yesterday. And she looks just like her daddy.
Head on over to his blog and give him a great big online hug!
What if God had Texted the 10 Commandments
Posted by Peter in Bible, Humor, Law, Old Testament on October 2, 2009
The youth at our church (RAMP – forgive me, I am out of the loop on this particular church acronym) are so clever. The result of said cleverness: Texting the 10 Commandments.
It’s quite entertaining, worth the short time it will take you to read it. There are a couple of versions, one original and the other attributed to someone else. Enjoy!
Random Thought for the Day
I was sitting with the Libster watching kids videos this morning, and I was reminded of my grade school English classes where we learned our vowels: A, E, I, O, U, and, of course, “sometimes Y.”
But, I also distinctinctly remember the second, less common addendum, “and sometimes W.” However, to this day, I have yet to come across an example of the W as a vowel. Has anyone? Or is this just a mythical idea someone heard once, and it has been repeated enough that it is now assumed to be true?
Can anyone give me an example?
Don’t Bite Your Friends
My fourteen-month-old daughter was watching this horrifyingly horrifying kids show this weekend, Yo Gabba Gabba. One of the lesson segments was: “Don’t bite your friends.” Complete with chant and everything:
Don’t…Don’t…Don’t bite your friends!
Sage advice to be sure, but it seemed somehow incomplete, especially since the segment that followed wasn’t, “or anyone else.”
Enemies and strangers beware.
Prayer for Children who are Given Bibles?
Posted by Peter in Bible, Christianity, God on August 20, 2009
In the interesting search string category, how’s this(?):
prayer for children who are given Bibles
My response to the lost searcher in need of advice:
Lord, let them read it.
Or, how’s this(?):
Lord, open their eyes to see,
and their minds to know,
open their ears to hear,
and their hearts to grow.
And, Lord, if you must,
open that hundred dollar, leather, engraved, tricked out Bible upside their head every now and again, but only if you must.
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