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Keeping God the Main Thing in Our Children's Be...

Does this type of situation sound at all familiar? (Parent to child): "Now look at what you've done! Because you didn't do what I told you to do, and were...

What is in the Box?

There is something special about receiving a package and experiencing the excitement of slicing through the tape or ripping the tab off in order to get the first glimpse of...

Specific Things to Pray for Your Children

Earlier this spring, Jon Bloom posted an article, “Seven Things to Pray for Your Children,” at Desiring God. Here is a summary of his seven things to pray: That Jesus...

What Makes You Proud?

As a teacher and a parent, I have often found myself caught in the cultural "success-trap," encouraging and measuring my students’ and children's success with wrong or deficient goals and...

Two Year Olds and Scary Things

For whatever reason, my 2-year-old grandson David, is afraid of owls—really afraid. His fear of owls has even started to cause nightmares. As far as his parents know, the only...

Traditions and Our Children

I have really enjoyed Noël Piper's book Treasuring God in Our Traditions . As the holidays are fast upon us, I would highly recommend this resource for every family. Noël not...