DOUBLE Book Review: It's Good to Be a Boy/Girl

Thankfully, our friends at The Good Book For Children have a great pair of books to remind kids (and parents) that we can celebrate all that God made boys and girls to be. Champ Thornton tackled It’s Good to Be a Boy, and Jen and Zoe Oshman (a mother-daughter team up!) put together It’s Good to Be a Girl. Both books are beautifully illustrated by Hsulynn Pang. While each book dives into a particular gender, they’re laid out similarly and have their own catchy rhyme that’s repeated through the text for readers to latch on to.

Books, DiscipleshipTrey KullmanAugust 21, 2026Book Review

We Got to Church Early

Needless to say, Sunday morning is a marathon. That’s true when I roll in right on time, let alone early enough to bear the burdens of other believers, mingle with members, and greet new guests. But again, I got to church early, so we might as well make the most of it. What I give up is an extra twenty minutes on the sunrise side of Sunday morning, and what I gain is a glimpse of earth as it is in Heaven.

DiscipleshipCali HouseJanuary 29, 2026Community, Slice of Life

Teaching Teens To Swim In The Stream Of Orthodoxy

It might seem counterintuitive to teach our teenagers about the heretics throughout church history, but in order to guard them against the false teachers of today we would do well to educate them about the false teachers of yesterday.

DiscipleshipSean NolanMarch 13, 2025Student Ministry, Trinity

The Mark of Church Health We Often Omit

Wear a cross and you signal you’re a Christian; bear the cross and you prove it. Believers today can feel surprised by trials or tempted to adopt a victim mentality when we encounter them. Luther, by contrast, believed that to know Christ, we must know him in his sufferings.

DiscipleshipJared KennedyDecember 13, 2024Martin Luther, DiscipleshipComment

Six Things I Love About The REALLY Radical Book for Kids

Unless you’re holding an armful of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figures, The Really Radical Book for Kids will almost certainly be the most radical thing in your house. Here are the six things I love about this book that make it a must-have for parents of elementary/middle school aged kids.

Devotional, DiscipleshipTrey KullmanMay 5, 2023Book ReviewComment

3 Guidelines to Teach Our Kids About Other Worldviews

As our kids start school, hit the playground, or begin playing sports they’ll inevitably encounter kids with different religious or cultural worldviews than their own. How can we navigate these different ways of looking at the world? Here’s three simple guidelines to get you started in these conversations with your kids.

DiscipleshipJenny MarceleneAugust 24, 2022Missions, Parenting Comment

How to Help Your Kids Love Their Church

Every Christian parent wants their kids to be involved in church. We want to model what worship, community, discipleship, and service can look like in their own lives. Here are some ways to help your kids engage in what’s happening on Sundays so that they can grow to love their church.

DiscipleshipWilliam BoekesteinJuly 21, 2022Parenting, Church LifeComment

4 Goals to Pursue in Parenting

Children are a gift from the Lord, but parenting can be difficult. Here are four ways to make sure you’re pointing your kids to Jesus through all the ups and downs along the way.

Discipleship, ParentingWilliam BoekesteinMay 24, 2022GraceComment

Be Like Children: Jesus's Surprising Advice for Growing in Christian Maturity

Jesus calls his disciples (and us) to be like children. His words may have seemed harsh when they heard them, but Jesus wanted his disciples to see that they were just as needy as the child he set before them. Jesus is calling us to that same neediness today.

Children's Ministry, DiscipleshipJared KennedyMay 11, 2022Comment