David Reynolds
Give Your Children a Family Altar
“He spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What means these stones? Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until…
No, You Can’t Have Our Children!
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself … (Daniel 1:8). King Nebuchadnezzar determined to convert the best of the youth of…
The Danger of Murmuring in the Home
“They despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord” (Psalms 106:24, 25). “Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the Lord your God: And ye murmured in your tents…” (Deuteronomy 1:26, 27). When I was…
What About All This Modesty Stuff?
“And it came to pass in an evening tide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon” (2Samuel 11:2). “Why all the fuss about my clothes – or…
Ministry of Motherhood
And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as…
Bring Me The Children
And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the kings seed, and of the princes; Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had…
Discipline and Provoking Your Child To Anger
“And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). “Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged” (Colossians 3:21). Children and Teens will usually accept discipline without anger if they know the rules, know the consequences, and know…
Talking With Your Teenager
“And these words… shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest… when thou walkest… when thou liest down, and when thou risest up” (Deuteronomy 6:6,7). Question: “How can I communicate with my teenager? He either does not want to talk to…
Leaving No Child Behind
“Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.” (Lamentation 2:19) One morning, just after school began…
Daddy, Give Me My Blessing!
“Do you have only one blessing? my father Bless me, even me also, O my father.” Genesis 27:31-34 Can you hear the cry? “Bless me – me also, O my father!” After reading this passage in the Bible the other morning I went and found my copy of The Gift of The Blessing, by Gary…
A Bruised Wife and a Smoldering Husband
“A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out” (Matthew 12:20). Remember when you both stood at the altar of God, before His minister and the company of witnesses? You were strong in your youth and radiant in your love. You were so confident that this union made…
A Case For Christian Schools
“Whom shall he teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to understand doctrine? Them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little” (Isaiah 28:9-10). Question: “After spending thirty years in…