My kids told me they’re divorcing.
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 [...]
I want to say no to my kids, but I can’t.
There are a lot of parents who have a hard time saying yes, but there are a few parents who can’t say no. Neither extremes are good. The first makes life miserable for kids. Think about it. If your mom [...]
Kids are suffering. How do you help your kids pray?
A lot of us want to protect our kids from the tragedies of life. It’s hard watching our kids process bad news for the first time. “Can flooding happen here? Are we going to have a hurricane?” You’re going have [...]
What’s your game plan for your kids?
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 did something really stupid
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 [...]
Are you allowing your kids to grow?
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 [...]
I need to treat all my kids the same, right? Wrong!
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 [...]
Wow, that was awesome. It’s a God thing!
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 [...]
Don’t worry, I got this!
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, [...]
They made a profession of faith, but…
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 [...]