parenting

Parents, Don’t Give Up

It’s 4:30 in the morning and you hear a noise. You are startled, but you don’t reach for a gun or a bat because you quickly realize that the noise is a voice. Not just any voice. It is one of your kids. “I threw up.” No alarm clock gets you out of bed as …

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Episode 7: Don’t Lead Your Children To Sin

Parents, read the Proverbs and take them to heart. Train up a child in the way that he or she should go. But, beware of how you may be leading your children astray. Beware, because for those who lead others astray, it would be better if they were drowned in the sea with a giant stone around their neck. Beware, because by leading your children to sin, you may lead them to hell. These are hard truths and they certainly are not fun, but life is real and eternity is forever, and you are the greatest hope your children have of learning about Jesus.

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Become a Better Parent Now

How is your parenting? This may be a good parenting week or one that you wish you could do all over again, but regardless of where you are in your parenting, I want you to know that you can improve. You may not be a great parent today, but you can be a better parent tomorrow.

Book Review: The Tech-Wise Family

Occasionally, a book is not what I expect it to be. Andy Crouch’s new book, The Tech-Wise Family is not what I expected. The book was recently recommended to me, and since I’m preaching a series on the family right now, I decided I should at least take the time to look into Crouch’s suggestions for how …

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Tough Love

Proverbs 23:12-15

Discipline is not a bad word. When we speak of self-discipline people view it as a positive attribute. Willingness to discipline our children is a positive attribute as well. It shows we love them. TBQ: Do you love your children enough to discipline them?

I’m Sorry That Your Apology Stinks: The Art of Apologizing Well

You have experienced them yourself, maybe you have even uttered a few of them. They are called bad apologies, and here are a few of my favorites: These apologies that are actually no apologies at all. They masquerade as apologies, but instead they are just the opposite of apologies. These kinds of statement do not …

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On the Eve of Adoption

Nearly six years ago I posted a short blurb about Russ Moore’s book, Adopted for Life. In that post I mentioned that the book blessed me immensely. It is one of the few books in my library that I have read multiple times. In fact, I have it on mp3 and in paperback. I’ve listened to it …

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Tools of the Trade: Parenting

I love tools. Home improvement projects are just excuses for me to add to my tool collection. But tools are much more than collectors items, they have particular purpose. Good tools help us to accomplish tasks more effectively and efficiently. I have found tools helpful in all areas of my life where I have responsibility. Figuratively …

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When Toddlers Become Terrorists

I love my children. I love and have loved them at all ages. As a family, we have transitioned from two to four kids in the past ten months and that process has at times been very challenging. In fact, this process has amplified a truth that parents often deny: Raising children does not always …

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Pursue Peace

Jesus matters more. Great spiritual victories can sometimes lead to great spiritual letdowns. We should work to walk daily in Christ because Jesus matters more than anything else.