PARENTING AFFIRMATIONSMy children are a gift from God.  Psalms 127:3-5, The way I raise my kids will impact the world. Deuteronomy 6, Matthew 28:19-20 READ14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, ...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONSMy children are a gift from God.  Psalms 127:3-5, The way I raise my kids will impact the world. Deuteronomy 6, Matthew 28:19-20READ MATTHEW 28:16-2016 Then the 11 disciples went...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONSMy children are a gift from God.  Psalms 127:3-5, The way I raise my kids will impact the world. Deuteronomy 6, Matthew 28:19-20READ JOHN 17:20-2320 “I do not pray only for them....  Read More

PARENT AFFIRMATIONSMy children are a gift from God.  Psalms 127:3-5, The way I raise my kids will impact the world. Deuteronomy 6, Matthew 28:19-20READ MATTHEW 16:13-20 13 Jesus went to the area of Ca...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONThe work of parenting is honorable, righteous, and significant.  Colossians 3:23, 1 Peter 4:10-11READ MATTHEW 7:24-2924 “So then, everyone who hears my words and puts them into pr...  Read More

From Christian Parents I will never forget holding my precious, beautiful daughter in my arms and tearfully confessing to my friend, “I think I’m a bad mom.” At that moment, I meant it with my entire ...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONThe work of parenting is honorable, righteous, and significant.  Colossians 3:23, 1 Peter 4:10-11READ MATTHEW 6:16-1816 “When you go without eating, do not look gloomy like those ...  Read More

As we continue to listen in on the best sermon ever preached - Jesus' sermon on the mount, Jesus presses in on the crowd to deal with the hypocrisy that lives within them and likely us.  What was the ...  Read More

When we look around at all that is happening in the world, we can complain.  We can respond with concern and even great fear.  We can bury our heads in the sand and hope things get better.  Or, we can...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONThe work of parenting is honorable, righteous, and significant.  Colossians 3:23, 1 Peter 4:10-11 READ MATTHEW 6:19-2419 “Do not gather for yourselves riches on earth. Moths and r...  Read More

From Christian Parenting Like most well-intentioned parents, Dave and I have high hopes for our boys.  We want our sons to grow up to be good men, productive, stable, and successful. So we teach them ...  Read More

We have a twelve-year-old boy and he is now, more than ever, interested in what’s going on in the world. He wants to know about things like abortion and LGBTQ rights and whether black lives matter. He...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONThe work of parenting is honorable, righteous, and significant.  Colossians 3:23, 1 Peter 4:10-11READ MATTHEW 5:13-1613 “You are the salt of the earth. But suppose the salt loses ...  Read More

100 billion. That’s a big number. As teenagers, we rarely think of a number that huge. Trust me, a million is a lot for my mind to grasp.  Thankfully, we have a God who loves big numbers.One fact I le...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONThe work of parenting is honorable, righteous, and significant.  Colossians 3:23, 1 Peter 4:10-11READ MATTHEW 5:1-121 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside a...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONI will treasure my kids’ unique personalities and foster their unique talents.  Psalms 139:14  and I’m a better parent when I take care of myself.  1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 1 Peter ...  Read More

I wonder if when Jesus said not to let our hearts be troubled and not to be afraid, he also meant, “Hey, I know you will feel trouble and fear. Feel it and do not be it.” There is a difference between...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONI will treasure my kids’ unique personalities and foster their unique talents.  Psalms 139:14  and I’m a better parent when I take care of myself.  1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 1 Peter ...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONI will treasure my kids’ unique personalities and foster their unique talents.  Psalms 139:14  and I’m a better parent when I take care of myself.  1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 1 Peter ...  Read More

PARENTING AFFIRMATIONI will treasure my kids’ unique personalities and foster their unique talents.  Psalms 139:14  and I’m a better parent when I take care of myself.  1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 1 Peter ...  Read More

On Sunday, we wrapped up the Relationship Restart series with the reminder and challenge that we have a great capacity to love because of what Jesus has done for us.  We also discovered that Jesus cal...  Read More

In the Relationship Restart series, we are breaking some bad habits and building some new ones to love to people closest to me as Jesus has loved me.Use this guide to lead your family.  In each guide,...  Read More

We all need better boundaries so that we live in healthy relationships.  That was the big takeaway from my message yesterday.    It is time to break the bad habit of codependent relationships.   The g...  Read More

In the Relationship Restart series, we are breaking some bad habits and building some new ones to love to people closest to me as Jesus has loved me.Use this guide to lead your family.  In each guide,...  Read More