Family Relationship
Expectations for Tweens and Teens
November 17, 2021 10:00 AM
Raising 8 children was quite a journey for us, to say the least. Sitting in the middle of all our noise and activity, Mary’s grandmother, who lived with us for years, would often laughingly say, “There’s never a dull moment in your home!”. There was a lot of truth in that observation!
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Remember My Chains
June 03, 2019 01:36 PM
Our women's ministry just recently completed a beautiful study in the book of Colossians. I have read through it’s four chapters now many times and continue to glean new, rich truths. However, there are three simple words the apostle Paul writes to the church in Colossae that penetrates my heart every time I read themContinue Reading »
Forged in the Heart
February 17, 2019 08:00 PM
Over the years we’ve been called on by many exasperated parents who’ve hit critical mass in their homes and are in desperate need hoping to turn their circumstances around. Continue Reading »
Remembering Dawn
March 05, 2017 08:08 AM
There is nothing like the untimely death of a loved one to cause us to reflect and reevaluate our own lives. Continue Reading »
Discipleship: Part 4
January 20, 2017 01:26 PM
Discipleship as it relates to the stages of development
The Rhetoric Stage
In this series, we’ve taken a deeper look at discipleship in regard to the different stages of your child’s development. We have discussed what it looks like in the grammar stage (preschool-young elementary ages) and the logic stage (5th-9th grades). Now we will look at what discipleship looks like in the rhetoric stage (14 - 18+year olds).
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Discipleship: Part 3
January 13, 2017 01:10 PM
Discipleship as it relates to stages of development
The Logic Stage
In our previous posts we discussed what discipleship is, and what it looks like in the early pre-school and elementary years.
Today, we are going to take a deeper look at discipleship in the tween years or the Logic Stage of discipleship (5th - 9th grades). We’ll discuss practical, effective ways you can help disciple your child in this stage. Continue Reading »
Discipleship: Part 2
January 06, 2017 01:03 AM
Discipleship as it relates to stages of development
The “Grammar” Stage
In Parts 2-4 of our discipleship series we will provide practical and helpful ways to equip you in the faithful discipleship of your children.
Having raised and educated our own eight children we have become believers in the trivium model of the classical approach to learning. Continue Reading »
Discipleship: Part 1
December 30, 2016 12:57 PM
Discipleship as it relates to stages of development
Rich and faithful discipleship should be the hallmark of every Christian home. For most parents it is something that is a genuine desire but often elusive and never fully integrated into family life.Continue Reading »
Resetting Your Priorities
December 02, 2016 12:39 AM
A “good” parent is a humble and teachable parent. One who willingly and frequently reevaluates priorities. It can be an uncomfortable process, but one that is absolutely necessary to maintain a home that is conducive to the faithful nurturing and training of children.Continue Reading »
Ah, Don't Worry - It's Urgent!
November 11, 2016 12:37 AM
Sometimes when I deeply ponder the gravity of parenting and truly consider the stakes, a certain deep-seated uneasiness (perhaps approaching panic) slips over me. It isn't thinking about parenting in general that does this, it is thinking about the parenting of a specific child who seems to have drifted off course without my having noticed it sooner.
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What Your Wife Needs From You to Parent Well
November 04, 2016 12:26 AM
In “Parenting Flows From Your Marriage” we shared that we’ve been collecting a sort of mental notebook around ways marriages can be self strengthening and in turn be able to deliver more effective parenting.
Today, we’re sharing our thoughts on the needs of a wife. Continue Reading »
Parenting Flows From Your Marriage
October 28, 2016 12:23 AM
We believe many factors contribute to successful, biblical parenting. Of all those factors, perhaps, second only to the spiritual health and maturity of each parent, is the health and maturity of your marriage. Continue Reading »
It Will Cost You Something
October 21, 2016 12:20 AM
One of the unexpected realities confronting Christian parents is this: faithful parenting is personally costly. No one ever told us this, we were completely unprepared. Continue Reading »
What are the Fundamentals Needs for Parents Today? Part 2: Peace
September 16, 2016 11:56 PM
Domestic desperation and chaos - many parents find themselves facing unrelenting waves of turmoil, crises and conflict in their homes. How do I do this? Am I doing this right? What exactly should I be doing? Is this normal? How long can this go on, how long can I go on? So uncertain, so weary. And, thankfully, all so unnecessary.Continue Reading »
The Christian Home - What It Could Be
September 02, 2016 05:49 PM
The current state of the Christian home
In the course of time it seems that somewhere, somehow we have lost our way....especially as it relates to the state of our homes. While we would all agree that we desire our homes to be a haven, a shelter, and a place of peace, most of us would sadly have to concede that our family dwellings are a far cry from this description.Continue Reading »