3 Obstacles to Friendships Between Your Children
Do you know what your favorite sound in the world is? I know mine. It’s when I hear our children laughing and playing and talking together in another …
HOW JOHN 3:16 ANSWERS THE 3 BIG QUESTIONS OF LIFE
A person can define the seasons of their lives in many different ways. You might, for example, define a life season based on your living arrangements. …
3 QUESTIONS FOR PARENTS TO ASK BEFORE SAYING “YES” TO ANOTHER ACTIVITY
I am consistently amazed by the sheer volume of opportunities there are for children in today’s culture. It seems like everywhere you turn there is a …
ONE UNEXPECTED WAY TO MODEL GOD’S CHARACTER FOR YOUR FAMILY
We have a lot of roles as dads. Depending on your child, and depending on their age, you might find yourself as a coach, a tutor, or a counselor. You …
3 Things Not to Say When Your Child Fails
Sometimes I feel like a failure. I think everyone does. And without trying to be self-deprecating, I’ve lived long enough, worked long enough, and …
Discipleship is Not a Factory. It’s a Field.
Samuel Slater was born into an English farming family. He got a basic education, but at age ten began working at a cotton mill. He was later …
Don’t “Outsource” Discipleship
My dad is an increasingly rare kind of man. He grew up the son of a farmer outside of a town with one stoplight in the Texas panhandle. He spent his …
3 Reasons Why “How Was Your Day?” Is The Wrong Question to Ask Your Children
Fine.” Sometimes I wonder if that’s the response that Adam got from Cain when he asked him throughout his life, “So how was your day, son?” I can …
4 Ways You Can Demonstrate the Gospel to Your Children Today
More and more, I’m finding parenting is less about significant single moments, and more and more about the accumulation of a multitude of smaller …
4 Truths For The Discouraged Parent
Parenting is hard. Newsflash, right? While nobody who has ever had a child is surprised by that statement, what has been consistently surprising to my …
