David Bryant Holy Scripture, Inspiration, The Christian Life
In a devotional last fall, Paul David Tripp offered a healthy caution about the danger of treating our Heavenly Father as a cosmic vending machine. Tripp’s counsel was a timely reminder for me, and I hope it is for you as well: “Rather than seeking the Giver for the gifts that he can provide, seek […]
David Bryant Cultural context, Parents, The Christian Life
In a previous post I suggested a few ways parents can train up their children well by letting them struggle and even fail. One important goal of parenting is to prepare children for adulthood, and that means guiding them through hard times toward being more responsible and accountable. I would encourage all of you to […]
David Bryant Cultural context, Parents, The Christian Life
You love your children. That means you provide for them, nurture them, care for them. And you shelter them. You literally shelter your children by providing a home for them to live in. But you also shelter them from hardship and privation. Sometimes, though, “sheltering your children” is a criticism directed at parents who place […]
David Bryant Advent, CCE, Christmas, The Christian Life
“Of course we celebrate Christmas. We’re a Christian school. We also say Christian things like, ‘God is love’ and ‘Jesus is Lord’ and ‘Sin is bad.’” We live in the kind of world where we have to say things like this. In recent years our culture has begun to devise an increasing number of ways […]
David Bryant Parents, The Christian Life
I read online about a wife who reports that her husband compliments every meal she makes, regardless of its merit. “Thanks, hon, this is delicious.” But then her youngest daughter began doing the same thing – “Thanks, mommy, this is delicious” – but before she had even tried the food! She would then take a […]
David Bryant Holy Scripture, The Christian Life, Verse of the Year
The quality of Christian humility lay at the root of chivalry. A chivalrous knight (the term chivalry comes from the old French word, chevalier, meaning “horseman”) humbled himself to all others in society. Thus he was bound by duties not only to his lord, his superior, but to those weaker than himself, particularly women, whose […]
David Bryant CCE, Providence Parents, The Christian Life
Obedience is an important ingredient in the culture at Providence Classical Christian School. Teachers stress it, as do I. One of our school’s slogans is, “Obey right away, all the way, every day, in a cheerful way.” The Bible speaks to children and commands them to obey parents and all authorities over them. Though “obey” […]
David Bryant Parents, Teenagers, The Christian Life
I have bad news for you, parents. But I’m pretty sure it’s something you already know. Your child is a sinner. I recall seeing the cover of a Tabletalk magazine many years ago that featured the chubby face and tousled hair of a beautiful smiling baby nestled into a fuzzy blanket, with the words “Total […]
David Bryant CCE, Parents, Teachers, The Christian Life
Here is a message I have shared with both the Grammar School students and the Logic/Rhetoric School students in their assemblies in the last week. It’s something that students need to hear and that both teachers and parents need to reinforce over and over again. In fact, we ourselves need to hear this message! ——————— […]
David Bryant Gadgets, Parents, The Christian Life
In James chapter 1 we read, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” And in Proverbs we read, “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore, get wisdom.” We need wisdom, we need to ask for wisdom, and […]