Blog for Christian Families, Parenting, & Marriage
Blog for Christian Families, Parenting, & Marriage
Bedtime Prayers: Five Ideas for Scriptures to Read and Pray Together
Give your child peace and reassurance before falling asleep with these Bible versesBedtime is an intimate appointment with our children. Our kids need certain cues before falling asleep to let ...
Brick by Brick: Building Skills and Creativity in Your Child
Me: “Aaron” No asnwer Me: “Aaron!” Again, no asnwerI called his name a few times but he didn’t respond.I stomped into the living room hoping to make my presence known. ...
The Best Books of the Bible for Kids to Start Reading
Are you ready to get your kids reading the Bible on their own but not sure where to start? Check out my picks for the best Old Testament and New ...
Helping Our Kids Love the Disabled, the Disadvantaged, and the Different
As human beings, we’re pretty gifted when it comes to sizing others up. If they don’t have our level of education or live in a place as nice as ours; ...
How to Raise Compassionate and Caring Kids
How do we raise children who are selfless, not selfish, in a society that says it’s okay to be self-serving and focus on our needs first? How do we teach ...
The Stuff of God: Making Our Parents' Faith Our Own
On Sunday nights, dad and the house church men would sometimes take me trot-lining with them. We’d take a couple of boats out and string out the long trotlines, weighted ...
How to Host a Summer Reading Club for Kids
My dream has come true: my kids are enthusiastic readers.By choice, they read at least an hour every day and I’m trying to keep up with them because reading is ...
How to Share The Wonders of Creation with Your Children
Did you know that the first chapter in the Bible – Genesis 1 – not only testifies to God’s magnificence and glory, but also presents us with opportunities to create ...
Parenting Funny Kids Is No Joke
“Each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” — 1 Peter 4:10I bet, if you think back ...
5 Big Bible Story Takeaways for Little Ones
Helping to Apply Big Stories to Kids’ Lives Even at a Young AgeI remember snuggling with my son Cory when he was a toddler and reading Bible stories to him. ...
Summer Reading That Nourishes Your Kids’ Spiritual Development
It’s hard to believe that the dog days of summer are nearly upon us, but those of us with children are already counting down the days until the school year ...
Do Your Children Know Just How Special They Are?
One of the most important things we can do as parents is to give our children a strong spiritual foundation to stand upon. From the moment our children are conceived ...
9 Ways to Help Boys Become Leaders
Yep, I have 5 sons. It’s not as perfect as you probably imagine. In fact, sometimes I wonder how I still have any intact electronic equipment. Between the super hero ...
What Can Christians Learn From The Summer Olympics?
This summer, our family – along with 76 percent of the world’s population – will be gathering in front of the television to watch elite athletes from around the world ...
Creative Ideas to Teach Children the Power of God’s Word
In recent weeks, one of my pastors told the story of a scary encounter he and his 6-year-old son experienced. The little boy looked up at his father and said, ...
Marriage Is Kind of a Funny Thing
I can remember shortly after getting married, John Luke and I were talking and we both said, “Marriage is interesting because it’s like nothing changes, yet everything changes.” We are ...
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