Parenting Update Archives

Fear can grip our very soul, immobilize and paralyze us. Learn to battle fearlessly.

There’s no training for the most difficult job any of us will ever have: being a mom or a dad. You have to pick it up as you go.

As a father, you play a vital role in helping your daughter develop the confidence God wants her to have to do well in life.

Although my sisters and I were raised with to believe in God, my parents had no spiritual well to draw from as they parented.

Whatever we face in this new year, God has gone before us and is already there, prepared to enable us.

If a father is first in his family to become a follower of Jesus, 93% of the time his family will follow suit. Wow. What influence!

Boredom is a relatively new concept. In the eighteenth century, no one was bored. There was no time or energy to be bored.

Does your family suffer from the Dec. 26th blues? The original Christmas season unfolded in a long, slow manner, starting with the hush of Advent...

If we delight in giving others gifts, imagine the joy God experiences when people open the gift of eternal life.

Loneliness can be a difficult wilderness for single parents, and in the month of December it reaches new heights.

At our house, a large Birthday Bag for Jesus sits under the Christmas tree. Sound intriguing? Keep reading!

It doesn’t take much to bring the merry back into Christmas. Which one of these would work with your family?

Our Elf on the Shelf game brings out the best in my children. You know who does that for me? Jesus. (Of course.)

The generation born in the 80s and 90s is well-educated, self-expressive and described by many as Narcissistic or “entitled.”

At Christmas, all the wonder of the season is magnified through miniature eyes if you will pause to look down at your little preschooler.