Teaching Our Children How to Respond to Tragedy

Teaching Our Children How to Respond to Tragedy

A 24-year-old Indiana girl’s life is changed forever in the blink of an eye as she looks up from texting and driving at 80mph to see 4 children, 3 of them siblings, crossing her path on a highway, as she unknowingly blows through a school bus stop sign.  She instantly...
3 Principles for Raising Confident Kids

3 Principles for Raising Confident Kids

In a conference I attended recently, I heard this startling statistic about confidence from Dr. Keith Johnson – “From the time a child is 1-4 years old, their confidence is being cemented into place.  And this confidence is developed during these years by the...
Letting Go and Letting God

Letting Go and Letting God

3 John 1:4  I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. Ever since he was young, our oldest son, Spencer has had a strong desire to play professional football for the Green Bay Packers.  And as he’s gotten older, that desire has only...
PG: Parental Guidance REQUIRED

PG: Parental Guidance REQUIRED

Over the past 4 weeks at our home church, my pastor, Josh Beutow, and I, have preached through a series of messages on parenting called PG: Parental Guidance Required.   Here are some of the thought-provoking quotes from this series that I think will challenge you:...