Dear LFTP: 'book burner' and children's Bibles
- Is there a good children's Bible for a toddler that doesn't omit sin, repentance, and judgment?
A letter signed 'book burner' asks for a children's Bible for his 1.5-year-old son Judah: the two garage-sale picture Bibles omit sin, repentance, and judgment — one says only that God decided to flood the earth and told Noah to save the animals — and present Jesus merely as a best friend rather than Lord. The hosts recommend the Jesus Storybook Bible (Zondervan) as the best start for a toddler, then Erggemeyer's Bible Storybook and a kids' NIV as the child grows, stressing that fathers should personally supply the missing doctrine rather than just reading books at their kids.
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Dear LFTP: Champ the untrained dog and holding boundaries with your son
- How do I handle my son bringing his untrained dog Champ on our weekend grandson visits?
Mike reads the second letter: the writer hosts weekend grandson visits where her son Dennis brings Champ, an untrained destructive puppy that runs wild, barks, and digs.
From No. 586 · Nothing Personal
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Dear LFTP: wife mocks husband's bladder problem in public
- How should I respond when my wife mocks me and my bladder problem in public?
Mike reads a letter from a man married three years whose wife calls him vulgar names in public and makes his bladder-control problem into comedy.
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Dear LFTP: the birthday invitations
- Should parents be allowed to send birthday invitations to school when only select students are invited?
Mike reads the second letter: the parent of a special-needs pre-K child saw a Facebook group post exposing that her daughter was excluded from a birthday party.
From No. 574 · Starring Ted Danson as Joab
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Dear LFTP: Cindy's baby name ideas
- What should I do about my friend's terrible baby name choices?
Mike reads a letter from Dave about his longtime friend Cindy, six months pregnant, who keeps proposing names like chlamydia, bidet, chalet, and cliche because they sound pretty regardless of meaning.