My son never sees the positive in anything
A glass half empty. Sound familiar? I’m like that. It’s not that I don’t hope for the best. I do. But I want to be ready for the curveballs of life. I’m pretty sure it’s a control issue. For many [...]
Dogmatic? I’m just standing up for what I believe.
That was me. Maybe it still IS. I hope I’m more loving and less loud and boisterous about my faith. Unfortunately, my forcefulness pushed my kids away in some cases. They got quiet. They didn’t express themselves. They didn’t feel [...]
Are Christians bigots?
I hate being called a bigot. I was recently called that because of my biblically-held belief that marriage is between a man and a woman. But the reality is many Christians ARE bigots, but not like this. Many Christians have [...]
Chances are, we’re lying to our kids.
“You’re the best!” “You were singing better than everybody up there.” “You hit the ball further than all the other kids.” If it’s true, you’re not lying. But if they’re not the best, is it lying to tell our kids [...]
Our kids are being lied to. What are you going to do?
You’ve heard the lies. “You were born that way.” “You can pick what gender you are.” “A lie really isn’t a lie.” “There’s more than one way to get to heaven.” “There’s a heaven? There’s a god?” “We’re all gods.” [...]
Kids need to be critical thinkers.
Do you ever wonder why kids ask why? Seriously! I know the answer to that, but it’s amazing how many times a three-year-old can ask why about the same subject. You know why? It’s because God created them to be [...]
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 [...]
Kids need to be defenders.
Today’s culture isn’t a positive place to be if you’re a Christian. Our culture is so messed up we don’t even know the difference between male and female anymore with the transgender issue. The world tells us there are no [...]
Today’s kids are poised to leave the church.
Are you concerned your son or daughter might not stay in church when they become adults? Today, kids are becoming less and less engaged in our local churches. According to Barna research, three out of five young people fifteen years of [...]
Am I a grizzly bear?
Recently, I watched this video of a guy interviewing college students. He was about 5’8” with white, blondish hair. He was asking people about what they thought about transgendered individuals using any bathroom they want. Their answers were, “Well, they [...]