Emphasis Preaching Journal

Allowances for children have often been hotly debated items, usually between parents and their own children.

I wonder if the disciples were asking for a larger allowance when they asked for an increase in faith. The answer about mustard seeds or the parable of the servant must have sounded a lot like parents' answers when they've been asked for that allowance increase.

What kid has not asked for a raise in allowance, and been told that what she/he does in housework, homework, and personal care are not items to be rewarded, but expectations of family membership.