We seem to be living in a vacuum of godly male leadership. We need to teach boys, even elementary-aged boys, to be spiritual leaders. I Timothy 4:12 says, "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but [...]
Mom and Dad, I’ve been there. We find ourselves wanting to point out our son or daughter’s positive actions, but there just aren’t any. We sit back and hear ourselves correct, rebuke, and sometimes yell at the offending child as [...]
These are words uttered by just about every parent. Maybe you’re a parent who wants your new baby to have a nice home, a loving family, a good education, marry an amazing spouse, and start that life cycle all over [...]
Isn’t that every Christian parent’s desire? The best way to tackle that is to spend time in God’s Word every day, starting at a young age. There’s a young man in my church who asked me for a Keys for [...]
We all want to be perfect parents, don’t we? We all want our kids to love us, respect us, and grow up to be loving, caring parents of their own. As Christians, we want to lead our kids to Christ [...]
Family devotions are more than just a time of reading the Bible. It’s a time of connecting with God and each other. Deuteronomy 6:6-7 says, "These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them [...]
As Christians, our kids can face incredible temptation. As they play with neighbor kids, interact with kids at church, or by watching TV, they see and hear things that don’t necessarily match up with our values. How do we handle [...]
What’s a helicopter parent? It’s “a parent who takes an overprotective or excessive interest in the life of their child or children.”1How can you tell? Answer these questions:2 Can our kids make decisions without asking us what to do? Do our [...]
What Christian doesn’t want their kids to follow in their footsteps of faith in Christ? There’s nothing worse to watching our kids turn from Christ as they head off to college or as they start their own family. While there’s [...]
Recently my youngest daughter lost her mentor. It was quick. She was an integral part of her life. This woman spoke spiritual truth into her life almost daily. She was a dear friend of our family’s. We spent many Sunday [...]