Whether you’re wrestling with Scripture or wondering how to be a better parent or grandparent…or just plain better, pull up a chair – let’s study God’s Word together, have some deep discussions and apply it to real life, one truth at a time.
At Jacob’s well, Jesus did not offer religion, moral improvement, or religious ritual. He offered a thirsty outcast eternal life as living water—a gift completely unearned, irrevocably permanent, and received simply by asking and believing in Him.
Modern parenting often advises treating toddlers as miniature rational adults—negotiating compromises, explaining long-term outcomes, and appealing to logic during moments of defiance. Yet Scripture offers a far more realistic view: “Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child” (Proverbs 22:15). A toddler’s impulsive, developing mind isn’t wired for abstract debate, and attempting to reason with defiance shifts God’s design for family authority into an exhausting negotiation. True biblical training doesn’t mean debating obedience; it means providing clear, calm, and loving boundaries that give little ones the security and direction they truly need.
What does it mean to be “born again”? When Jesus spoke to Nicodemus under cover of darkness, He did not hand down an arduous checklist of moral reform, religious ritual, or legalistic surrender. Instead, He directed the inquiring Pharisee back to the wilderness of Numbers—where dying sinners were delivered by a single look. The new birth is a supernatural, unrepeatable miracle received not through human strivings, but simply by believing in the Son of Man lifted up on the cross.
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