Questions like this shouldn’t alarm or threaten us as parents. They should be cause for a quick little jig of merriment (metaphorically speaking, of course). These types of spiritual questions show that our kids are beginning to wrestle with deep, important truths that will shape their lives. We should welcome them!
Read MoreYou Count! is the latest release from our friend Champ Thornton. Looking at the cover gives you a very clear idea of what this book is. It’s a simple, rhyming board book that walks kids and parents through a countdown from five to help them calm down.
Read MoreWhether we’re left behind, or we’re in a room full of people, we all feel alone sometimes. Meg Is Not Alone tells a story that reminds us that God cares for us through our friends, especially our friends in the church.
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreEvery 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.
Read MoreChanges are at best adventures and at the worst anxious rollercoasters of what-ifs. It’s like leaving a comfortable residence to move to a new city. The changes come with many questions: “What will it be like? Where will I live? Will anything be the same?”
Read MoreIt’s important to teach two foundational truths to our kids about how our gender relates to being made in God’s image: (1) God made two sexes, and (2) implicit in our creation as male and female is the expression of our sex in two complementary genders.
Read MoreBecause every person is part of a family, it’s essential that every Christian be able to navigate issues of family ethics with a rooted and biblical frame of reference.
Read MoreParents don’t need to come up with a new sermon or lesson. We must simply be willing to use the God-given, teachable moments that present themselves and teach our kids what God is teaching us.
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