I can’t imagine a more painful conversation. Knowing that your own flesh and blood aborted your grandchild. There are many ways you can handle this. I love what John Piper at Desiring God says, “Jesus offers forgiveness for women who [...]
That's a loaded headline, isn't it? Has your family been labeled "a bigot" because of your beliefs? While Jesus never outright condemned homosexuality, He did endorse the law of the Old Testament, which DID condemn it. I received an email [...]
I got a note from a mom who’s struggling. She came to Christ two years after she was married. Her husband hasn’t come to faith, and her kids are being raised with two sets of values. Hers, which are based [...]
As a follower of Jesus Christ, there’s nothing better than to see God work in the hearts of our kids. But how heartwarming it is to see it carried out in the NEXT generation—our grandkids. I recently saw a post [...]
A friend of mine was sharing that with me not too long ago. He was talking about his teen son who wasn’t treating him very well. Then he proceeded to tell me about some of the things he was doing. [...]
I’m in my fifties. I know, I sound a lot older, don’t I? Well, seriously though—when I was in college, I thought my life was so difficult. I didn’t have prospects for a steady full-time job. Who would marry this [...]
Some say, “Teenagers. That’s normal.” Well, it wasn’t “okay” for youth in the Bible. Deuteronomy says if your son or daughter won’t listen, take them to the village elders where they can be stoned—can you believe it? Sometimes out of [...]
What have we done? We’ve created a connected generation. According to Common Sense Media, of teens who have smartphones, they’re spending a little more than 4.5 hours on their phones every day.1 That’s 4-plus hours a day that they’re not [...]
That’s a HUGE concern. We all want our kids to be solid believers. But how can we expect them to know everything we know when they’re so young? Well, we can’t. But we can lay the groundwork for it. The [...]
That’s a GREAT question. Our kids are so different. Some kids come out of the womb responsible. Others need a little training. Others have to have their hands held all through school. Here’s what we did. We held their hand [...]