8 Stages of Childhood in the Bible

8 Stages of Childhood in the Bible

Recently, I conducted a fascinating Bible study that I’m excited to share with you. I decided to explore all the Hebrew words used in the Bible to describe a child, from infancy through young adulthood. My goal was to gain insight into how the Bible views the stages...
5 Things That Make Moms Tired

5 Things That Make Moms Tired

The Bible says that younger women are “to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God” (Titus 2:4-5). But it’s hard...
Secrets to Child Training

Secrets to Child Training

I was recently reading about a mother with quite a few children, and I was struck by how cheerful she seemed to be. She seemed to have peace and joy in the midst of whatever life threw at her. She told the story of one time, when she  children, all under the age of...
Stages of Growth

Stages of Growth

There are many ways to describe how children grow into maturity. Classical education, for instance, uses the “grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric” stages to show how education needs to change as children get older. Christine Miller explains it: The Grammar Stage –...