Parenting Archives

Why would Jesus tell us to pray for someone that has snuck past our radar and hurt our family? The bully is a beloved child of God, too.

In order for your children to be "salt and light" they must first be brought up to walk in the Light.

The day my son left for college I thought my heart had just been ripped from my chest. And I'm not just saying that.

Spiritual children who remain children for too long become hardened to spiritual things. If we don’t move deliberately forward in our spiritual...

Once a mom, always a mom. We may enter motherhood through different avenues, but whether we cradle our bundles of joy the first moment of their...

Every morning finds my clunky, awkward journaling bible propped halfway between an armchair and an endtable, coffee spilling with each elbow bump...

Social media can be a powerful communicator of God’s truth, but it can also hurt.

I once heard a preacher talk about praying for safety. He said Christians shouldn’t place a premium on such a thing as that.

I have this epic fear when it comes to my children and it’s bigger than any of my other fears combined: history repeating itself.

Most, if not all, parents hope to prepare their child for a smooth transition. After all, our babies are leaving the nest, flying on their own. A...

Our kids have many wants, but these five are the kind that are never written down, and seldom ever verbalized.

What sort of influence does the child's father play in a woman’s decision to terminate her pregnancy? What effect does it have on him?

This world is not our home, and we shouldn’t expect to be satisfied with what we have here.

No matter how far from God our young people seem to wander, He is present everywhere. We can trust God to work all things for good.

We might not know how to train the character qualities that will help our children most and counter attitudes that will harm them.