I love how my friend Jon Acuff so humorously describes the seasons of childhood... “Never tell the parent of a toddler that childhood goes by so fast. Toddler days are 97 hours long. And daylight savings time is the devil, because your kids don’t know. Now, elementary...

We're two weeks into the new year! Has it seemed that a lot of things just haven't fallen into place yet? Plans haven't turned out... your mind seems in a fog... and the more you try to get done, the longer your to-do list seems to get? I'm not an overly emotional...

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...