The common thing to say is, “Pray, Sammy, that God will give you the power over your sin and that He will help you make the right choices.” Hasn’t Jesus already done that? As Christians, didn’t Christ’s death on the [...]
We’ve all dealt with failure, haven’t we? How have you dealt with your kids’ failure? I’m talking about everyday, run-of-the-mill kids' kind of troublemaking. You know the kind: kids using a freshly painted living room wall as a magic marker [...]
Heaven knows, there are enough times when our relationship with our kids is less than ideal. That can make teaching them biblical truth, to put it mildly, a challenge. But, there are also times when, by God’s grace, your kids [...]
There you are with a difficult three-year-old and a needy one-year-old trapped within the four walls of your home while your husband gets to go out into the exciting world of adults. Not fair? Let me give you a couple [...]
Our responsibility as parents is to be faithful. What does that mean? Hebrews 3:1-2 says to “fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses [...]
I wish I had asked my kids this question more often when they were growing up. Some of my kids were readers. Others not so much. When it came to studying for tests, the difference between reading notes and studying [...]
It’s called critical race theory. Many say it promotes more racism. We can’t help but remember apartheid in South Africa, Hutu and Tutsi genocide in Rwanda. The Uyghur genocide in China. Slavery and Japanese internment camps in the United States. [...]
While pets aren’t for everyone, especially if you’re allergic, or are never home, pets can be a source of great lessons for our kids. If you’re the owner of a dog you can teach unconditional love. Most dogs are like [...]
That’s something we all want for our kids. The most important thing you can do is to model it in front of them. Make sure that they see you and your spouse studying the Word together. Talking about what you [...]
You think your kids are just inquisitive and precocious. But some call them busy. Others obnoxious. But the reality is when your kids are invited to somebody’s house and they trash a room in 60 seconds, there may be a [...]