Last Sunday the following illustration was used in the sermon: “You have a family with small children and a new house with nice things. Then you are tempted to control your children to protect your stuff.” I immediately saw little children running around with dolls prams, hitting doorpost, tables and cabinets. I saw drawings on white walls, peanut butter, jelly and banana on the beige carpet and broken favourite vases. I also saw those neat and tidy homes that look like a museum so you hardly dare to move. Where children are not allowed to do anything ‘because my things’.

Both are unwanted scenarios. read more »