We all want to be good mums and we want to like doing motherhood. The trouble is, it's hard to work out what's good and harder still to be happy about it. This podcast is a long meditation on what Jesus has to say about what's good when we're raising children. It so happens that joy sneaks up on us when we get on with doing it.
Upholding the Sixth Commandment Without Breaking the Ninth
Growing up without a father and then becoming the mother of many children are two experiences that have taught me two things relevant to the abortion issue. The key to ending abortion is not to lie about life with children. The truth is so much better.
6 Aug 2025
Growing With Teenagers
I've been asked about parenting teenagers, by some people who are anticipating their children soon growing to be teens. This collection of observations is a snapshot of what I've been learning thus far (with my 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 8 year olds). I expect to have more and less to say down the track, but also know that immediacy counts for something. This episode is a forerunner to anything I might say in the future about youth ministry.
Charlotte Mason Ourselves
Cindy Rollins Mere Motherhood
God Will Not Do What We Imagine
The Necessary Desperation
Teenagers conference videos
Interview with ADE podcast on Homeschooling Teenagers
16 Jul 2025
Why Do We Have Children's Ministry?
In this episode I start with a brief history of the problem that Sunday Schools were first trying to solve. I then spend time considering how the 17th Century challenges are not the same as ours, which then raises the question of what Children's Ministries exist for in 21st Century Australia.
I mention Charlotte Mason, Vol.2 Parents and Children p.92-100.
To see other things I've written about kids in church, see articles #29-35 from the Light Duties series.
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