Do you want your child to be wealthy, healthy, happily married, live close to you, and help you in your old age? Well, none of these goals are evil in and of themselves. But, sometimes, the good can elbow out [...]
I pulled a BIG one. My sixteen-year-old daughter wanted to tell me something about her terrible day at school. As I sat on the couch half sleeping and half watching TV, she began telling me about it. About sentence number [...]
Have your teenagers made mistakes? It’s a dumb question, isn’t it? Of course they have—but have you gotten over it? I was sitting on the couch talking with my daughter, asking her what she thought I should talk about next [...]
While it's important to be fair, you can’t treat all of them the same. They're all different. Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go” (NKJV). “In the way he should go” means the unique [...]
Have you ever noticed when we say, “It’s a God thing” that we’re usually talking about something good? You know what I’m talking about. You weren’t sure how you were going to pay the mortgage, but God provided the check [...]
Sin. Sin separates us from an intimate relationship with Christ. For those of us who know Christ, sin is something that drives us crazy. Why do we sin? Old nature. Satan uses our weaknesses EVERY TIME to tempt, trick, challenge, [...]
The goal of each Christian parent is to see our kids come to faith in Christ. The danger is telling them that all they have to DO is say this or do that. Kids can come to Christ by saying [...]
Kathy is a single mom. "You're on your own. It's an overwhelming life in which you are the sole breadwinner. The doctor, the teacher, the psychologist, the chef, the pastor and the chauffeur. Then there's the jealousy of watching the [...]
How can they not? I know a few parents who seem to have it all together. They’re united. When they’re not, they discuss it away from the kids. It works great for those kids who don’t follow and listen through [...]
I went to the gym this week. A gym acquaintance was there. But, this day was a little different. He was on his stomach looking at his phone and tears filled his eyes. “I know God doesn’t give us more [...]