Godly Parent
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The 4 Stages of Parenting and How to Maximize on Each One
As you're raising those little humans, they are constantly changing. Just like the weather has its seasons, life and parenting are much the same way. Our kids naturally go through seasons, or stages, of continual growth. And with each of these different seasons, your...

Should I Allow My Child to Question Their Faith?
From as early as I can remember, I was raised “in the faith”. For all my years growing up, Dad was a pastor, and so talking about and learning of spiritual things was a regular part of our family life. Even though I didn’t make the faith personally my own until the...

I’m Not Ready Yet… Is That Okay?
Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart form it. There are some things in life that you’re never ready for… no matter how much time you’ve had to prepare for them. The loss of a family pet The death of a loved...

The Increasing Irony of Good Vs. Evil
Our children are in trouble, and many are unaware of it. Good vs. evil is very real and at work. The battle of good vs. evil is as old as God vs. Satan. But we are seeing it on full display in the current culture wars that surround our lives and the lives of our...

5 Simple Life Lessons I Learned from Mr. Rogers
Over the past year or so, there has been a surprising infatuation over Fred Rogers, the beloved character from the show Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. Books, movies, documentaries, podcasts… he’s been everywhere. And why? Because he left a mark on the world like few ever...

Never Lose the Wonder of Being a Child
There's just something magical about being around little children. Without even trying to notice, you just can't help but see their obvious innocence and optimism about life. That’s the wonder of childhood. William Blake said this, "Know what it is to be a child... to...

7 Powerful Yet Simple Productivity Hacks I’ve Practiced This Year
Productivity hacks are everywhere, but they are not all created equal. A few things that we all have control over (at least for the most part) are our personal time, our personal health, and our personal growth. Here are 7 small daily decisions that have helped...

Repairing Broken Children
This past week as our family was sitting in the living room listening to a video rendition of God Bless the USA, my 10 year old son’s eyes started welling up with tears as he said, “It makes me so sad that people died for our nation and even for the people who are...

Christian, LOOK UP!
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. Psalm 5:3 If you’re a Christian in America and you’re anything like me, you may have found yourself a bit disheartened or maybe even discouraged in...

Perspectives An Elderly Parent Taught Me About Children
Recently, my old son and I were helping an elderly lady with some heavy lifting work around her house. We’ve only known this sweet Christian lady for a short time, and came to find out through conversation that her adult son had been brutally murdered just a few years...