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Perfect Parenting? by Dr. Juli Slattery - May 2, 2013
Thou shalt make your children eat broccoli. Thou shalt not give your child an unsterilized pacifier. Thou shalt let your teen sleep in on Saturdays.
Please Don't Ask About My Child by Carol Barnier - April 9, 2013
You run into an old friend at your homeschool support group you haven't seen in quite some time. You do a bit of catch-up, the chit chat goes on for a while, and
Teaching Children to Give - February 6, 2013
Parents want their children to be generous. Among the first words we teach them are "momma", "dadda", "yes" and "no." Somehow they learn "mine." Then we teach them "share."...
Creating A Family Culture Through Reading Aloud - October 18, 2012
The modern family is fragmented and disconnected. This fact is so obvious that it hardly warrants being stated out loud. Children are isolated and disconnected from their siblings and alienated from their parents. Families find themselves pulled in a hundred different directions at once...
“Your prayer request got in my text messages!” ”Your text messages got me praying!” - September 6, 2012
Like chocolate and peanut butter, prayer requests and text messaging go to together in a surprisingly delicious way: Calorie free praying! Could there be a more noble and wonderful purpose for mobile phones than helping us pray more? It sure beats texting about what someone had for lunch yesterday.
Why is the Bible the most popular – but most unread – book in the US? - July 9, 2012
Why is the Bible the most popular – but most unread – book in the US? 85% of U.S. households own a Bible, and yet Bible literacy is declining at an alarming
Successful Homeschooling for the Scatterbrain - June 1, 2012
We’re scattered. That’s the long and the short of it. The question remains, though, how can we be both scattered and successful?
It's OK to FAIL 48 Days, LLC. - July 13, 2011
Thomas Edison was an inquisitive child at an early age. He attended school for only three months where the teacher labeled him as “too stupid to learn anything” quite possibly because...
Busyness: The Thief of Family Memories Disciple Like Jesus Ministry - January 22, 2011
“Seventeen summers” said the busy father, wistfully describing the memory of his oldest child growing up. He continued, “We get seventeen summer vacations, and then our children are gone.” His statement stung me as I thought about my own family experience. Is that all there is with parenting; seventeen family vacations? If scripture teaches that children are a blessing, why am I not enjoying that blessing?
Ten Habits to Develop for Correcting Your Children Disciple Like Jesus Ministry - January 22, 2011
Every parent struggles with the right approach towards disciplining their children. Since correcting our children is unpleasant, it is easier for us to simply ignore sinful behavior. Then when our children make us angry or embarrass us we have a tendency to lash out at them. Both behaviors are harmful.
Planning With Your Family: Jesus Knew Where He Was Going: Do You? Disciple Like Jesus Ministry - January 22, 2011
Jesus communicated the plan to His disciples and constantly kept the plan in front of them as they followed Him in achieving the plan. Wise parents do the same.
Dynamic Church Growth Through Family Discipleship Disciple Like Jesus Ministry - January 22, 2011
Church leaders are struggling to curtail the massive exodus of between seventy and ninety four percent of church children; well over two million are being lost each year. According to Barna Research, less than one half of one percent of young adults have a biblical worldview; that is less than one in two hundred!