Godly Parent
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How to Save Your Child From a Victim Mentality
It's no secret that we live in an ever-increasing victim-mentality culture. Everyone thinks they've been done wrong, while accepting little to no responsibility for their own personal actions or outcomes. It's always a whole lot easier to blame others for the way...

5 Reasons You’re Struggling to Say NO to Your Kids
I’m a firm believer in saying “yes" to my kids whenever possible, especially when they make requests for my time and attention. However, one of the biggest struggles for many parents is that they have a hard time, or are simply unwilling, to tell their children no. ...

5 Reasons You’re Struggling to Say YES to Your Kids
Have you ever found yourself bombarded with questions from your kids asking you to do things with them? Rhetorical question, right? Kids naturally ask a ton of questions, and especially requests for your time and attention. “Dad, will you come and play this game with...

3 Questions Every Man Should Ask Every Day
As a man, you are a leader. You don't get the choice not to be one. Whether you are a husband, father, friend, or all of the above, God has called you to lead the people closest to you, starting with your family. One of the key ways that I'm personally learning to...

To the Parent of a Prodigal
Most of us are familiar with the story of 'the prodigal son' in Luke chapter 15. However, for many parents, it can be a story that's all too familiar in a more painful and personal way. They relate to his story because it is one very similar to their own. They have a...

NFL Star Quits to Play for God’s Team: 3 Lessons for Families
You might have missed this story from last week, but there are some great lessons in it for families... Khari Willis leaves the NFL to enter the Gospel ministry, potentially leaving millions of dollars on the table. Khari was a starting safety for the Indianapolis...

3 Prayers for My Graduating Daughter
Last month, our daughter turned 18, and this month, she's graduating and preparing to head off for college. Whoever said that “the days go by slow, but the years go by fast” must have been a parent with experience, because it’s so true. As I think back on 18 years of...

5 Dangers of Brushing Off Your Children
Fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 “Dad, look at me! Look at what I can do!” “Just a minute, son, hold on a second.” 10 seconds later... “Dad, look at me. Look what I can do." “I’m...

“Kids, Let’s Talk About the Value of a Life”
Last week was interesting, to say the least, to see how people on both sides of the issue responded to the possibility of the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade. While there are so many things that could be said, I want to simply encourage you to have an honest...

5 Tips to Unleashing Your Child’s Creativity
Unleashing your child's creativity is possible, because not only is creativity all around them, it is within them. Put there by God Himself! Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him. Look at the world around you. I think...