Children

Others interact with Reformed is Not Enough

Having finished reading Reformed is not Enough, I’ve done some reading of those who interact with the material.

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When Wibbly Pig meets Percy the Park Keeper

I hope every parent of young children has discovered the delights of Wibbly Pig and Percy the Park Keeper:...

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Church policy on paedocommunion

Thanks to Neil Robbie for pointing me to this one.

How do you come up with a policy for a church on paedocommunion that allows for:

  • difference of opinion on the issue, and
  • clarity on how responsibility and government are apportioned between church and family?

Well, Neil pointed me to the policy adopted by Trinity Presbyterian Church in Birming ham, Alabama. Very helpful indeed.

The word for "children" in Luke 18:16

Jesus said: “Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.”

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New Christian Schools

A very interesting article on the advent of independent Christian Schools appeared in the Association of Christian Teachers magazine for Spring 2007.

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Discipling our children and the glory of God

Looks like David F is about to deliver a splendidly helpful talk.

Yes, the notes on his blog leave us with a lot of gap-filling to do. But better to have these notes to fill the gaps in that not even have those. Thanks, David.

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"This one was born there"

Rich Lusk points out in his fine book Paedofaith how the testimony of the Psalmists is of God being their trust since birth and even conception.

Psalm 87 gives another slant on this wonderful truth that the blessing of being one of the people of God can be traced back to the earliest days. (Thomas, and others who have studied the Psalms much more than I, please correct me if needs be!)

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Living in Sodom, indeed - and Babylon

Thanks, again, David for this:

http://davidpfield.blogspot.com/2006/09/living-in-sodom.html

Indeed! And I remain convinced that one of the most important books of Scripture to teach our children is the book of Daniel.

"But you would say that", I hear. Yes - but which came first, the chicken or the egg?

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"If you, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children..."

I've just stumbled across this article on paedocommunion.

http://www.paedocommunion.com/articles/lusk_for_the_childrens_sake.php

So, to remind me where to find it in future, I've put a link to it here. Excellent.

(Given he mentions post-mill, presumably if I come back far enough into the future, I will see Bible-teaching churches across the UK that welcome children in this way).

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