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Some people refer to them as “Selfie-Sticks”, I think of them as “Narcissistic Sticks”. Do we really live in a society where we’ve sold hundreds of thousands of metal sticks so people can take a picture of themselves? It probably sounds like…

I regret weighing my son’s worth via a meritocratic scale. I do regret the parenting style I’ve employed—not because I’m too strict or not strict enough (depending on whom you ask) or because sometimes we eat McNuggets for dinner.…

The answer to misbehavior and sin is not to hover over our little ones, nervously trying to either catch them in sin or find them acting, for once, in good ways so that we can reinforce every positive or…

The problem for Christian parents isn’t in the desire to shelter children; it’s in the warped perspective that such sheltering can foster. We begin to believe that sin and rebellion is a problem outside of our home, not inside. We start thinking our…

Dennis Prager examines the biblical command to honor father and mother. There are far-reaching implications for this command. Great good can be obtained through observing it and great devastation comes to families, communities, and countries that fail to observe…

Parenting is one of the greatest joys and responsibilities in this life. Few things produce greater humility or furnish greater rewards. Though I feel inadequate for the task, I love being a Daddy! I continue to receive “on the…

Nothing like a little satire to point out the flaws of something. This clever little video uses the genius of satire to expose the questionable assumptions behind children’s church and/or Sunday school. Perhaps the cons of age-segregated worship outweigh…

According to Scripture, it is the parent’s responsibility to raise up their children and teach them about God, but our modern way of doing church relinquishes these things to 45 minutes on Sunday morning and Wednesday night, in a…

My 8 year old looked at me with her deep brown eyes and said, “The world is scary.” I turned the TV off and wondered how to teach my kids about real love-the kind that makes us pray for…

Opening your heart to love any child is risky and requires a loss of self. Opening your heart and home to a foster child may seem especially risky. But in losing ourselves, we gain. We grow in understanding how Jesus loved…

In honor of Throwback Thursday, we’re remembering this brief video that has some good insights about how to train godly…

I believe that one of the essential jobs of the local church is to equip Christian parents to take the lead in spiritually training their children. Passing faith to our kids is not the church’s job – it is…

My everything was too much like Eve’s everything, I tried to do Your job. At times, I think I even tried to fight You for them. Forgive me. Forgive me for talking about faith while living in fear. Please…

The Scripture teaches that the heart is the control center for life. A person’s life is a reflection of his heart. Proverbs 4:23 states it like this: “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of…

Today’s Throwback Thursday post recalls a very practical and insightful video from Paul Trip and Elyse Fitzpatrick. These two parenting gurus share their wisdom about how belief in a gospel of grace affects our approach to parenting. Learn how…

In these situations there is outward obedience or compliance but inward resentment and hostility. There is “heart rebellion.” If discipline is ultimately about the heart, we cannot let these situations pass by. If we fail to address a problem of the heart…

If you asked me the single most important insight that has shaped my parenting, it would be this: Children are people. It seems self-evident. If you asked me the single most misleading statement I have heard with regard to parenting,…

Paul Tripp shares his thoughts about how parents can lead their children in a process of becoming mindful of God’s mission and purposes so that they can be aligned with that mission and purpose. In other words, this is…

Searching your own heart first, see if you have taught the child these things, and what kind of spirit is present in your home overall. Is it critical, harsh, and discouraging? Or tender, loving, and optimistic? Set the tone…

“But wait…,” some might say, “how is God going to hold me accountable for something that I have no ability to accomplish myself?” You are right, you cannot save your children. But God never called you to save them. He has called you…

Sure, there are some “bad apples” out there, but your cute little Johnny is an angel, I’m sure. The bad doctrine of good people (see next post) doesn’t apply to your saintly little progeny, right? After all, how could…

This 2 minute video offers some great perspective and practical action steps parents can use as they seek to obey the biblical teaching to raise godly…

That maybe being the mama I want to be isn’t so much about being more, but trusting more –  trusting more in the God of Hagar and Ruth and Hannah, the God who sees the angst, who nourishes the empty places, who hears the unspoken…

We posted previously that everyone should drop what they are doing and read Rob Rienow’s book Visionary Parenting. In that post, we promised to find a review of the book. We haven’t forgotten about that promise, and we deliver…

When I first realized that it brought me so much comfort in my parenting. I do a lot of stuff right with my kids, but I also do a lot of things wrong. The thing is I can’t give…

This 3 minute video offers valuable insights about how traditions and practices that span generations contribute to a strong sense of identity. Children who have a strong “inter-generational self” are noted to be more resilient. What are some practical…

Parenthood isn’t cheap. It costs us everything we have sometimes, doesn’t it? But it is free! And we do ourselves no favor when we encourage others to view it as a merely financial transaction. To assign a dollar value to…

Paul Tripp and Elyse Fitzpatrick discuss how our belief in a Gospel of grace affects our approach to parenting our children. Parents can be liberated from the savior complex. Parents can’t be the savior. Jesus must be. Yet, much…

Visionary Family is running a sale on its ebooks this week. You can download several titles for 99 cents each. I took them up on this great offer and started reading Visionary Family by Rob Rienow. I’m about half…

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!…

Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. – Ps 127:3 The view that we are blessed if we can afford children is completely opposite of the biblical view that children ARE blessing.  Children don’t drain our…

I understand the mindset of the person who would wish to avoid fatherhood, for I myself thought that way at the time I got married (10 years ago). I would read the Scriptures that spoke of children as a blessing, and…

The 21 Rules of This House cover just about every situation common to young children and teens. They were developed over 30 years ago to help my wife and me be more consistent in what we required of our children…

David Reaves offers six helpful insights about how parents can use the portrayal of evil in media as an opportunity to train their children how to respond to evil. Sticking our heads in the sand and pretending like evil…

The message of the gospel—the entire storyline of scripture—is God’s loving pursuit of people who run from him as fast as they can and who live lives unworthy of his love. That’s why it’s called grace. But our Sunday school…

This 5 minute video explores the implications of believing that people are basically born good versus the implications of believing that people are basically born bad.  …

Among the perks of having babies in the 1980′s, 1990′s and 2000′s is that your kids’ friends’ parents– your friends– span many decades as well.  Mom-friends who were rearing their last-born when I was fearfully raising my first grew…