My bride and I love our kids. Honestly. We enjoy hugging and kissing them. We enjoy holding their hands, though they’re quickly seeing that I’m not nearly as cool as they once thought I was! We love seeing them smile and hearing them laugh. We love when they ask questions about Jesus, truth, the Bible…
I have prayed many things for my children (all girls!) over the years. I have prayed for their salvation, that God would shine the light of the gospel in their hearts. I have prayed for their future husbands, that he would be a man that loves Jesus and loves her like Jesus loves His bride. I have…
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Here are 3 links to short, helpful posts regarding accountability, self-leadership, and praying for your kids or grandkids! Barnabas Piper on overcomplicating accountability. Chuck Lawless on questions to ask your family to honestly discern are you leading your family well. 16 prayers to pray for your children that God delights in.
Parenting is difficult and for that reason (and many more) I want to keep a steady flow of gospel-centered resources present on my blog. Here’s a short read from Desiring God. To read the full article go here. 1. Teach proactively, rather than reactively. 2. Give both consequences and rewards. 3. Enforce the rules you…
I’m grateful for individuals who put together 1) ideas & resources to equip parents to teach their kids the Bible, as well as 2) tips for actually doing this. I hope that you’ll take a moment to purchase one of these resources and think through how you can, by God’s grace and the work of the Spirit…
Kevin DeYoung wrote this post back in September. It can be found here. This post greatly encouraged/challenged. If you believe someone would benefit from reading his words please take a moment to send it to them. I hate to admit that the title of this blog post too often describes my household. I never (or…
I’m a pastor. I’ve been a pastor for almost 14 years serving in Kentucky, Florida, Indiana and now Arizona. I’m a husband and dad too. God has been most kind to my bride and me by giving us 3 kids and we just found out we’re pregnant with our fourth. To say we’re elated would be…
Loved this article on ways to help fight greed at Christmastime. I hope it encourages you to be more intentional with your kids this Christmas. Read the article here.
Obedience should be expected but I’m curious, are you more law-driven or grace-driven in your parenting? In Give Them The Grace the authors break down obedience into four categories, which is helpful Initial obedience – learning to obey Dad’s and Mom’s voice Social obedience – learning the social codes of society (please and thank you) Civic…
Theology Along the Way 