Why I Still Talk to Jesus -- In Spite of Everything
It isn’t about "correct belief" but about life, love and character.
What nurtures the victimhood on the one hand and the hubris about “taking America back for God” on the other hand? When you hear words like “We want to take back America for God!” the twenty-first century expression of such theocratic ideas can be traced back to some of my old friends: the Reconstructionists. [...]
Eric is an old enemy of mine. Now we agree that we can fix what is broken in the church. Here we are on stage talking. Please watch. To book Frank Schaeffer to speak at your college, church or group contact him at Frankschaeffer.com Frank Schaeffer is a writer and author of Crazy for God: How I [...]
Mom died March 30. I just got back from a week in Switzerland where she died and where my sister Debby and her husband Udo had been caring for her. We had a lovely service for her in the old stone church in the small alpine village of Gryon where she’d lived for many years with [...]
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XII: Never forget that one of the the greatest joys you can experience is to become a fully engaged grandparent. The second phase of parenthood is to mitigate the inexperience of even the best well meaning parent your child may become. Don’t drop the grandparent ball! If you do you’ll have missed the single best [...]
XI: Never forget that passing on life literacy goes for passing on the hope only spirituality offers. So you have doubts! Big deal! Join the club! So you’ve moved on and “grew past” your grandparents’ “simple faith.” Let me tell you their faith wasn’t so simple! You’re still grateful for the sense of belonging you [...]
X: Never forget passing on what is good doesn’t happen by chance. Did your mother read out loud to you and encourage you to do creative art projects by filling your house with books and art supplies and music? Pass it on! My mother and sisters read terrific books out loud to me. I passed [...]
VIII: Never pass on your fears. Too many a “be careful!” comment or too many a “Don’t do that!” shout, when the worst case risk isn’t actually going to lead to death or serious injury results in a kid who is scared of the world. Don’t hover! There are far worse things than risking a [...]
VII: Never forget: You are going to grow a carbon copy of what you hate most about yourself– unless you change what you do and are. There are no excuses. There is no point saying, “Well, I have a temper, that’s just the way I am. My Dad/Mom was a bad example.” No excuses. Loving [...]
V: Never correct a child about every little thing they do that pisses you off. There will be plenty! Life is annoying! Turning a blind eye to most “bad” things kids do is the secret to good parenting. Bite your tongue! Pick what matters – rudeness for instance or things that will mark your kid [...]
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