"When that emotionally neglected child becomes an adult they will either become an introvert or a total extravert looking for attention any way they can get it. The adult tends toward one extreme or another; there usually is no balance," says DeAngelis.

Every child needs the security of knowing they are loved and cared for, and this can easily be accomplished through several activities listed below.

As for the adult who did not have the benefit of a dad’s knee to laugh and cry on, DeAngelis says, "It really is a three part process: recognize that you haven’t had that chance, forgive your parent, and rebuild your relationship through new and open communications."

Children need time and love. "Invest time in your child, it is the best gift you can give to your precious gift from God."

What pleasure there is in serving Jesus. Excitement usually follows after accepting Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior.

When I first asked Jesus into my heart, I wanted to tell everyone I met about my new friend, Jesus, who saved me from the pit of hell. I was so thrilled when a person would listen with interest and make the same decision I made to accept Jesus in his heart.

I’ve made many mistakes in my zeal to spread the Gospel and probably hurt some feelings. I still enjoy sharing my friend with people, but I’ve become more selective about to whom I speak.

There are lots of other ways that I also enjoy Jesus. First, I kneel by my bed first thing each morning to thank God Almighty for the night’s sleep and pray for His blessings for my family, others, the world and even myself.

Second, I kneel by my bed each night to give thanks and praise the Lord for all he has done as I hold my wife Arlene’s hand. Then either she will read the Bible and I‘ll pray or vice versa.

Third, I write in my journal daily as a habit that I have maintained for most of my Christian walk, even if it’s just a few lines.

Also, speaking to God in the course of the day is great! I’m never alone.

There was a time when marriage vows actually meant something. Now, the vows and ceremony are no more than a social ritual that we enjoy. The meaning has been lost. And it’s no surprise that society has come to this.

Divorce is on the rise in the Church because engaged, starry-eyed couples are never told that they shouldn’t get married even when they are not compatible.

Divorce is a sin. That is because what God has put together no matter how tough the times get, no man should put asunder. When you made those vows to your wife you made a vow to the Lord. How can we NOT take that vow seriously?

A recent article in the New York Times tells the story of the frustrated Governor of Oklahoma who is fed up with the divorce rate in his state. So he has begun training counselors—secular and Christian—to go out into the community helping couples make the right marriage decisions and helping married couples make their marriage work.

You see, the divorce rate among Christians is the same if not higher in some states as the secular divorce rate. This points to a clear crisis in our churches. The man in the pulpit is not preaching what people NEED to hear.

We need preachers to tell men and women that a marriage is a sacred union not only between man and woman but also between man, woman, and GOD.

No marriage is without trials and struggles. Churches need to establish themselves as the community that Jesus always intended them to be. All believers should work together to nurture newlyweds and help married couples going through tough times. Our goal as brothers and sisters in Christ is to encourage one another to be true to the sacred vow. We must be there for one another.

Men especially need to connect in small groups to discuss their marriage struggles. We can learn from one another and be encouraged by one another’s trials and triumphs.

Let’s say it like it is. Divorce is a sin and the Church is to blame. If we are to preserve the very basic principle of God’s love—marriage—then we must work to prepare our young people for marriage and encourage and nurture them throughout their married life.

Let’s bind together in prayer and take action to repent of the divorce sin and build strong marriages and a strong Church.

"O come, let us worship and bow down: Let us kneel before the Lord our maker. For He is our God; and we are the people of His pasture." Psalm 95:6, 7

Reginald Heber was born in the area of Cheshire, England, on April 21, 1783, of scholarly and well-to-do parents. At the age of seventeen he entered Oxford University, where his scholarship and literary abilities received much attention. Following his ordination to the ministry of the Anglican Church, he served for the next sixteen years at an obscure parish church in the little village of Hodnet in western England. Throughout his ministry he was known and respected as a man of rare refinement and noble Christian character. Heber was also noted as a prolific literary writer, making frequent contributions to magazines with his poetry, essays and hymns.

In 1823, just three years before his early death at the age of forty-three, Heber was sent to India to serve as the Bishop of Calcutta. This responsibility included not only India but the Island of Ceylon and all of Australia as well. The pressures of this work along with the humid climate of that area wore heavily upon his health. One Sunday morning, after preaching to a large outdoor crowd of Indians on the subject of the evils of their caste system, he evidently suffered a sun-stroke and died very suddenly. One year after his untimely death, a collection of his fifty-seven choice hymns was published by his widow and many friends. Most of these hymns are still in use today.

This hymn was written by Reginald Heber specifically for its liturgical use on Trinity Sunday, which occurs eight weeks after Easter. The emphasis of this Sunday's service is to reaffirm the doctrine of the triune Godhead. Though the word "trinity" is not found in the Scriptures, yet the truth of three Persons, equal and eternal with each other, is clearly taught throughout God's Word.

Reginald Heber is also the author of the hymn, "From Greenland's Icy Mountains" (No. 25).

The tune for this text has been named "Nicaea." It was named after the Council of Nicaea held in Asia Minor in 325 A.D., when the doctrine of the Trinity was examined and held to be a true and essential doctrine of the Christian faith. In 1861 this tune was composed specifically for these words by one of England's leading church musicians of the nineteenth century, Dr. John Bacchus Dykes. This popular composer has contributed more than 300 hymn tunes; most of them are still in use today.

Other hymns by John B. Dykes include "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say" , "Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee", "Eternal Father, Strong to Save", More Hymn Stories, and "O for a Closer Walk With God".