But I don’t LIKE to read
I wasn’t much of a reader. It’s not that I couldn’t. Both of my sisters love to read and I just didn’t think that was very cool and I WOULDN’T read. That’s when my mom and dad STRONGLY suggested I [...]
Missions—I said it. Don’t tune out.
At my previous job at another ministry, I talked extensively about missions. One thing I noticed—whenever I said the word missions, many Christians would tune out and stop listening. I’m not really sure why. I’m guessing a lot of it’s because [...]
What are you learning from your kids?
There are times when we hope our kids learn valuable lessons. They do something wrong, or they find themselves in situations where they have a decision to make. But, have you ever wondered if God allows your kids to go [...]
I can’t give what I don’t have, can I?
That’s a great question. What am I talking about? We all have backgrounds that affect our parenting. If you saw unconditional love in your family, it’s easy to demonstrate it. If not, you’ve got to learn it. OR, maybe you [...]
I should get paid for good grades!
Really? You should get paid because you’re doing what you’re supposed to do: learn. Learn things that will not only help you graduate from high school, but get you into college—and ultimately get you a good job to provide for [...]
Training kids to be apologists
Today is part two of training our kids to be defenders of their faith in an increasingly antagonistic world. Here are a few more ways to train your kids in apologetics (from Natasha Crain).1 Talk about the planets and compare them [...]
What are you learning from your kids?
There are times when we hope our kids learn valuable lessons. They do something wrong, or they find themselves in situations where they have a decision to make. But, have you ever wondered if God allows your kids to go [...]
I sure wish I hadn’t done that.
I remember a time in my life where I was doing something, I wasn’t being a very good example. What made it worse is I thought I was getting away with it, but my kids saw me do it. A [...]
My son HATES to read—what do I do?
I was THAT kid. My parents could hardly FORCE me to read. I hated it. But I loved LISTENING to stories. I could sit and listen to my mom, or dad, or teacher read forever. I discovered that I’m an [...]