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What Should Parents Do if They Disapprove of Their Child’s Significant Other?

When your child dates someone who concerns you, your response can either build walls or open doors. Discover biblical wisdom for balancing love and...

What Should Parents Do if They Disapprove of Their Child’s Significant Other?

When Should I Give My Child a Phone?

There are very few things in parenting where numerical benchmarks are useful. Instead, we should ask, “What characteristics does my child need to...

When Should I Give My Child a Phone?

A Week of Prayers for Your High Schooler

May they know to their core that your love does not change due to any grade or achievement, for it is by grace they have been saved, not the...

A Week of Prayers for Your High Schooler

Gentle Parenting in a Culture of Overcorrection

This clear-eyed look at discipline compares today’s trends to God's own model, and shows how truth and love must walk together.

Gentle Parenting in a Culture of Overcorrection

10 Ways to Get Organized for Back to School

Adults are glad the kids are going back to school, but they have the pressure to get the entire family re-acclimated to schedules and possibly a...

10 Ways to Get Organized for Back to School

How to Pray for Your Daughter’s Future Husband

Being uncomfortable with the idea of my young daughter having a future love life shouldn’t stop me from praying about it.

How to Pray for Your Daughter’s Future Husband

5 Powerful Prayers for the Start of the School Year

Gracious God, as my child begins another school year, I come before You seeking divine protection. Please surround them with Your love and shield...

5 Powerful Prayers for the Start of the School Year

4 Truths to Remember as You Send Your Kid to College

Your child may be ready for college, but are you ready to let go? These four truths will help steady your heart and strengthen your faith in this...

4 Truths to Remember as You Send Your Kid to College

5 Ways to Parent Without Panic When Kids Question Their Faith

When your child begins to question their faith, resist panic and instead walk alongside them with patience, honesty, prayer, and trustworthy...

5 Ways to Parent Without Panic When Kids Question Their Faith

10 Back-to-School Prayers for Stressed Moms

Your to-do list is long, but what your heart needs is rest and reassurance. Let these back-to-school prayers help you slow down, trust God with the...

10 Back-to-School Prayers for Stressed Moms

12 Ways to Show Your Children You Love Them

Showing love doesn't stop when children leave home. Hopefully, the bonds built will keep connections strong. Continuing to show love in words and...

12 Ways to Show Your Children You Love Them

5 Ways to Keep Your Marriage Strong While Raising Teenagers

Marriage in the teen years is no easy task. These five biblical-minded steps can help you stay united, find peace in the chaos, and strengthen what...

5 Ways to Keep Your Marriage Strong While Raising Teenagers

5 Ways to Overcome Back-to-School Burnout

Even the most organized plans will falter and require you to pivot. Don’t be discouraged; remember that God’s grace is sufficient and will cover...

5 Ways to Overcome Back-to-School Burnout

10 Things to Say to Your Adult Child

We yearn to have children and commit to parenting them to become more than just good kids. We invest our time to help them become contributing...

10 Things to Say to Your Adult Child

5 Prayers to Protect Your Family from Spiritual Warfare

Sometimes, it isn’t just a battle between our own flesh and blood; it's a spiritual attack, and we need an intervention.

5 Prayers to Protect Your Family from Spiritual Warfare