Contributed by Buddy Baird on Oct 16, 2006
If you are a parent, then you most likely seen a movie called “Toy Story.” One of the main characters is a cowboy named “Woody.” In “Toy Story 2,” Woody is kidnapped by the owner of a toy store, who intends on selling him to a toy museum. Upon arrival at the owners apartment, he meets three
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Church Of God
Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 24, 2006
Illustration: I heard my parent complain time and time again of how tired they were yet they went to work any way , how much they wanted this or that , yet they never bought it. That didn’t make since to me, if I want something I just take it, why didn’t they? The Burden of Love.
I know now about
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006
I was 5, and I was in CA with my parents, visiting a Christian school. My folks went into an office, and I lingered in the hallway. I’d always wondered what those red fire alarms would do if you pulled one. So, of course, I did. I found out real quickly what they did! I find out another thing
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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Gender Selection has parents around the world flocking to the U.S. and paying $19,000 each to participate in a treatment banned in most countries, yet available at a handful of U.S. clinics. The pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, boasts a 99% certainty of delivering a baby of the sex of their
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Contributed by Martin Kim on Nov 22, 2004
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Dear Abby, Happiness is knowing that your parents won’t almost kill you if you come home a little late. Happiness is having your own bedroom. Happiness is having parents that trust you. Happiness is getting the telephone call you’ve been praying for. Happiness is knowing that you’re well dressed as
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Adventist
Contributed by Richard Sharp on Jan 10, 2008
A new mother stayed with her parents for several days after the birth of their first child. One afternoon she remarked to her mother that it was surprising that the baby had dark hair, since both her and her husband had brown blonde hair. The grandmother said “well, your daddy has black hair. “
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Baptist
Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 7, 2008
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Does this mean that bad kids = bad parents? Of course not.
1. Today’s society has this “Blame someone else” mentality.
a. “I spilt this McDonald’s coffee on myself, it was to hot”
b. Lets sue the tobacco companies for giving people cancer.
c. Lets sue the gun manufacturers for gun violence.
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
Media Wary 57% of American parents are more concerned about their children’s overuse of media than smoking, drinking, sexual behavior, being overweight or developing eating disorders, finds a Common Sense Media poll. 68% think media influences the health and well-being of their kids with TV as
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Barna notes that between the two parents mother’s and father’s the mom is doing a better job of teaching their kids about the spiritual dimension of life -- Barna survery:
a. Mom versus Dad: Men may enjoy advantages in physical strength, but they are much less likely than women to exercise their
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 14, 2007
Children in single-parent families are five times more likely to be poor, and half the single mothers in the United States live below the poverty line.
Children of divorce suffer intense grief, which often lasts for many years. Even as young adults, they are nearly twice as likely to require
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Baptist
Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jul 7, 2003
72% of teens who reported having sexual intercourse said they did it in the homes of their parents or their partners parents. Six out of ten of those having sex in homes believe their parents know about their sexual behavior. When parents say nothing about wrong
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Baptist
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