As we wrap up our Family Matters series, we look at the challenges and blessings that come when grown children take on the role of parenting their own parents. As you read the testimonies shared in this issue of The Lookout, we hope you find strength and encouragement.
By S’ambrosia Wasike There are times in our lives when situations arise that we just cannot comprehend. For the disciples that moment came when Jesus told them he was leaving. Three years filled with adventure, insight, and brotherly love were coming to an end, and that was the extent of what the disciples could see. […]
By T. R. Robertson My 82-year-old father was sick at Thanksgiving. By Christmas he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. One month later he was gone. Learning How to Live His departure left my 80-year-old mother grieving the loss of her companion of 60 years. Dad had been the lynchpin holding together the independent […]
By David Faust “With God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26), but the four words, “It can’t be done” have killed many dreams. Why try if you might not succeed? Shakespeare wrote, “Our doubts are traitors / And make us lose the good we oft might win / By fearing to attempt.” Courage yields to […]
By Michael C. Mack What were the circumstances when your parents, a teacher, or some other authority told you, “I’m doing this for your own good”? Have you ever used this line with anyone? Read John 16:4b-15. How would Jesus’ departure be good for the disciples? In what specific ways is it good for us […]
