Each Christmas, our church tries to provide parents with some type of fun and engaging activity to make Christmas meaningful and memorable with their kids.  Today, I'm providing you with two free options that I think you and your kids will enjoy together. Use one......

Everyone wants to simplify Christmas, but sometimes, no one seems to know how.  About a month ago, my wife handed everyone in the family a little square piece of paper and told us to write something down that we wanted for Christmas in four different categories.  ...

Today's article is a guest post by my good friend, Ben Watt. Ben is blessed to be married to Kristina, dad to 2 boys and 2 girls (Ben's family pictured above), and has served the Lord in a variety of ministries, most recently as a family pastor. Connect with him at...

Growing up, my parents always made opportunities for us as kids to be invested in the lives of other people (maybe intentionally or maybe just because that’s who they were). I can still say that to this day, my mom and dad are some of the most servant-hearted people I...

I can still remember one of the first times I saw it with my own eyes - the culture trying to normalize blatant sin for my children. My son was watching the cartoon "Arthur" in our living room. I noticed wedding music playing as I was walking by and stopped to take a...

From the time that each of our children were born, I've given them a nickname. Especially in the younger years, I'd often use their nicknames more than their real names when speaking to them. This past week, our foster daughter asked me, "I think I need a nickname. So...

We've all seen children who were raised right still go wrong, following their hearts all the way to their own destruction.  One of the most crucial aspects of parenting yet the easiest to overlook is the shaping of our children's hearts. It's so easy to focus on the...