Godly Parent
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The Value in Giving Nicknames to Your Kids
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...
3 Ways to Protect Your Child From Their Own Heart
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...
What If Jesus Was a Ministry Volunteer?
Churches are some of the largest volunteer organizations in the world. Without volunteers, ministry doesn’t get done. Yet, every church and ministry often struggles with having both the number of volunteers they need as well as the level of commitment from the...
5 Things We Learned In Our First Year of Fostering
One year ago our family started on a new adventure of fostering. For my wife and I, becoming foster parents was an answer to many years of prayer. While we knew some of the blessings and challenges associated with fostering, most of how we’ve grown in the past year...
Making Memories Out of Messes
For nearly six months, my son had been begging me to take him camping. We had enjoyed a great father/son campout with our church the year before that he absolutely loved, so when he found out that we wouldn’t be doing one that coming summer, he was pretty...
There’s No App To Replace Your Lap – Read With Your Kids
Reading with your kids still matters. With the growth of media apps and YouTube use rising among children, kids are spending less time reading and more time ‘playing’ digitally than ever before. Yet, in a world full of media gadgets, it’s still a good thing for kids...
Little Foxes that Spoil the Vines
Song of Solomon 2:15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. We all have them. Every. Single. One of us. "Little foxes", that threaten to spoil the vines. Small things, maybe pet sins or bad habits, in our lives...
How to Talk to Your Kids About the Taliban Takeover
When things happen like the events of this past week's Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, even kids hear and take notice. Uncertainty, even across oceans, can have an effect on kids who want to know what's going on in their world, and who also want to be reassured that...
12 Things to Remind Your Child About Going Back to School
As parents, it's our job to prepare our kids for life. And a big part of that job often includes partnering with your school of choice to help educate your children academically. But as we full well know, there's a lot more than just academics on the line. So, with...
They’re Much More Than Just “That Bad Kid”
We all know "that kid"... yes, the one that brings negative thoughts to your mind just at the sound of their name. This may be a kid in your neighborhood, in the class you teach, on your bus route, or at the church you attend. Who is "that kid"? It might be "that kid"...
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