Godly Parent
Helping you become the parent your kids deserve
Raising Spiritual Kids in a Sexual World
Unless you've been living under a rock, it's not hard to see that we live in a sexualized world in just about every way. Themes and images of sexual and sensual things are lurking around every corner that we turn. And if we can't help but notice it, our children...
4 Reasons We Allow Our Kids to Question Us & Our Faith
Our kids question us often, and we don't just allow it, we encourage it. For many Christian parents, because they don't allow their children to question them in matters of obedience, they often assume the same mentality should apply to their faith. But nothing could...
Parents, Don’t Avoid the Conversation. Lean Into It.
When the world seems to be falling apart, our kids need us to have family conversations, not avoid them. After finding out about Russia invading Ukraine this past week, one of our children said “I’m scared” as I was tucking them into bed. They had heard about the...
10 Fun Snow Activities to Experience With Your Kids
Snow activities can be some of the best memory-making moments with your kids if you'll just take advantage of the magic white stuff when you can. And I'll be the first to admit, I really don't like getting out in the snow, but I sure do love having fun with my...
It’s Valentine’s Day! Don’t Forget the Heart
Well, it's that day of the year again that we get to express our love to the people closest to us through not so surprising things like chocolate, flowers, and stuffed animal gifts. It's also that day that many men are scrambling with a prayer on their lips to find...
Sit Down At the Bench and Start Doing the Little Big Things
Sometimes I feel like the world's best procrastinator (see how I put a positive spin on that?). When I was about 12 years old, my parents made me take piano lessons (seriously, I didn't have a choice.) A thirty minute piano lesson every Monday, and thirty minutes of...
7 Easy Ways To Miss A Childhood
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...
Words Have Power — Speak Life!
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...
Dad, What’s Your Vision for Your Family?
Dad, do you have a vision for your family in the coming year? When God made the family, he started by giving it a man - to lead it, to direct it, and to guide it. This wasn’t by accident, but by design. God knew that a family would need loving leadership and strong...
Family Fun Paper Nativity
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......


