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I am a social worker, have worked in child protection, and have spent the last 4 years as a family support worker and parent educator. While a little swat is not "child abuse", it is also not "discipline". My understanding is that the word "discipline" comes from the Latin (?) word...

Giving a child allowance is important to help them learn its value. Learning to budget is a very important life lesson. When I raised my son, though, I tied it to extra jobs. He had his regular chores like cleaning his room, helping feed and water the dog, loading/unloading dishwasher, etc. But...

I'm not sure there is a Christian perspective, but the fact that there are more boys born than girls (even before gender selection and abortion became a thing), I'd say God's natural order is that there is not someone for everyone at birth. But the issue is so much bigger than that, not...

Volunteer, join a club (like a special interest group), join a Bible study, check out events going on in your town, movies, hang out with friends, invite them over and play cards or whatever. Hang out at the library. What kinds of things do you enjoy doing?

This was a huge trend here about 15-20 years ago. In the last 10 years, it has died down - thank goodness! But yes. LOL. We have a corner store half a block from where we live, and I have gone in there with pajamas on. But disclaimer - my pajamas are nothing more than a pair of sweatpants or...

Psalms91, I like what you say, that you can't separate it out, how we treat others/obeying commands, and salvation. After all, how we treat others is a fruit of the Spirit (love). I think the point of the meme has more to do with "what really matters." What really matters is that God loved us...

Really? Haha! Who would have thought it was because of a couple of vain Caesars? lol

There are 31 days in January. There are 28 in February (except this year it's 29). This makes no sense. Why aren't there 30 days in January and 29 in February (except leap years can be 30)? What's with the imbalance? Who decided this and why?

I think pastors and priests should be held to an ethical standard similar to other professionals... if it's child protection, or there is harm or has the potential of harm to self or others, reporting should be mandatory.

Are you looking to discuss perpetual sin, or the idea that marriage after divorce is sin?

I think there has been a movement away from it because of the catch-phrase in the 80's that it's better to "love people into heaven than it is to scare them out of hell." And I have to say that I think hell was over-preached in the 70's. I didn't "accept Jesus" because I realized that I was a...

That depends on what you would call "poor." I think the point was that Mary and Joseph had provision. He worked as a carpenter, so he had some money, albeit heavily taxed. They had a roof over their heads and food on the table. There were those who likely didn't have a roof or food - the people...

Merry Christmas everyone! Here's to a happy new year, too!

:SMH: This is what I think the original article means by the "emotional" part of worship that does not belong in corporate worship. There is nothing wrong with having some emotional connection with lyrics or an emotional response, but to attribute that kind of response to the Holy Spirit is...

Attachment through attunement is intended for the birth parents, though we have had adoptive parents come through the program as well, when the children have gone through early attachment injuries. Attunement is when a caregiver learns the cues from the child, and can anticipate and then...

That is exactly what I do...work with broken children and families. My referrals come from the Ministry responsible for child welfare, so I am not in child protection at all, but I help those families find new and safer ways of relating. I teach an attachment-through-attunement...

Thank you, Tango, we don't usually get a whole lot of respect. Our reputation is that we just go about snatching children away from loving parents. The reality is that it's really hard to remove a child from a parent who is unsafe, because the parent really does love the child, but they have...

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Tango, thanks for articulating very well exactly what I have been thinking about this subject, and what I've been trying to say. Worship artists eliciting an emotional response is not the same as experiencing God's presence. I can sing a worship song and mean every word of it without having a...

I would have to get to know the student because, you know, aptitude. If the student had an aptitude for numbers, I'd say investing or business. If they had an aptitude toward helping, I'd say nursing. If they're good with their hands and physically able, I'd say trades - electrician or plumbing...