Bible

Sometimes, as a parent, I get tasky.  I get focused on what I am doing and not on the big picture.  In those times, it's really easy to use my authority over my kids to be selfish and force them into my schedule instead of build them up in their own right, apart from my immediate wishes.  Unfortunately, that is not helpful for them, or me, or the Lord's purposes in my life or theirs!  Not only is it not helpful, but it often

     In 2009, few things are off limits.  In America, you can turn on the TV, internet, iPhone, Blackberry or whatever and find just about anything you want to see, hear or read within seconds.  Few things seem to be off-limits and now there are even so-called reality shows that allow viewers to look in on non-actors engaged in real-life inappropriateness.  King David's words are a sharp contrast as he reflects on God's goodness: 

Psalm 101:1-4 (ESV) 
    A Psalm of David.