Passing it on

'...and you and your children and grandchildren must fear the Lord your God as long as you live.' - Deuteronomy Chapter 6 v 2.


I guess as parents and grandparents one of our greatest desires is to see our children and grandchildren go all out for God as they become teenagers and adults.


However, statistics show that many children from Christian homes do not go on with God in their adult lives.  There are some alarming figures that indicate as many as 80% of Christian young people ditch their faith in their teens and twenties.  Gavin Calver, UK director of Youth for Christ, wrote: "It breaks my heart to think how many of my mates got lost along the way.  Of a group of 10 to 15 people, only one other person and myself are still going for God."  Unfortunately this seems to be a pattern repeated in most churches across the UK.


So what can we as Christian parents and grandparents do?


First of all let us remind ourselves that there are no guaranteed answers. However we can stack the odds in our favour.  Deuteronomy chapter 6 is amazingly practical in it's advice to parents about how they can bring up their children in the faith.


The next few posts will look more closely at this wonderful chapter to see what can be done.  You may be surprised at just how practical and relevant the answers are!

Jesus is like Marmite

Recently a family from Wales discovered a image of Jesus in the lid of their pot of Marmite.

They were excited about the discovery and said it brought them comfort.

This got me thinking. Jesus can be like Marmite - that is you either love him or hate him. He really doesn't leave room for any other opinion.

When he was here on this earth Jesus was loved by those who realized their need for him but he was hated by the authorities and religious leaders. That is why they had him killed. Little did they know that this was part of his plan all along.

So, as we prepare to celebrate Easter this year what do you think about Jesus? Love him or hate him - you can't ignore him.