Parenting in the 21st Century

Parenting in today's world is drastically different than parenting from the past. Entitlement, political correctness, and broken homes have become the new norm. Fortunately, the Bible has a lot of advice when it comes to parenting as the Lord knew raising a child can be very trying at times. "Train up a child in the way he should go, And when is old, he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6. This verse provides such great encouragement to parents who are struggling. As a parent, we are planting seeds. A child may stray for a time, but when he is older, he will remember the foundation you set for him when he was younger. 

Mass Shootings & Parenting

Such a controversial topic, so I will try to tread lightly. Regardless of your feelings for or against gun control, I would argue that the issue starts way before the weapon. It starts with the individuals behind the mass shootings; the issue begins long before the fateful event. Maybe the person is struggling with a mental illness, which is unfortunately the case a lot of the time. Some of which misprescribed pharmaceutical drugs played a huge role, but that's a whole other conversation. But to go along with mental illness, a lot of these criminals have a tragic background. They didn't have loving parents show them the ropes of life, teach them how to be responsible citizens, how to love one another. They didn't have parents to protect them from the evils of the world. They didn't have structure and discipline to guide their path. They didn't have parents who were present enough to show them the differences between right and wrong. 

Suicide

Suicide is a serious issue plaguing the world today. More and more people have lost all hope and see no other way out besides taking their own life. There are numerous celebrities that failed to find true happiness, even in the midst of their money and fame. More and more people see the examples set from celebrities which seems to normalize the idea of suicide. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention an American dies by suicide every 12.95 minutes and over 1.5 million lives are lost to suicide each year! The majority of those who commit suicide are veterans and individuals with psychiatric disorders. This issue has greatly increased over the years and has become the 10th leading cause of death.