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November 2020

November 08, 2020

Nine Lessons I Have Learned Raising Four Children…So Far

Parenting has been different than I imagined it would be as we prepared to welcome...

September 2018

September 25, 2018

Why Your Children Need Your Time and Attention

Have your children ever struggled to get your attention because you were looking at pictures...

March 2018

March 13, 2018

Parenting Like Your Child is Your Neighbor

Last week, many applauded a father whose son had been banned from the bus for...

February 2018

February 13, 2018

When You Lose Your Temper With Your Children

Every parent knows the experience. You’re tired and your children ignore your every word. You...

November 2017

November 27, 2017

How to Teach the Gospel to Your Children

Parents face the great joy and burden of teaching the Gospel to our children. Paul’s...

October 2017

October 23, 2017

Five Parenting Myths I Used to Believe

Most of my weekdays follow a similar pattern. I take the scenic route home from...

October 04, 2017

Five Obstacles that Dads Face

From time to time I hear men refer to spending time with their children while...

August 2017

August 06, 2017

How Can I Help My Child Grow as a Christian?

By God's grace, we have seen one of our daughters come to faith in Jesus...

May 2017

May 02, 2017

Nine Parenting Lessons from the School of Hard Knocks

Parenting certainly has been different than I imagined it would be as we prepared to...

January 2017

January 10, 2017

3 Areas in Which Parents Must Persevere

At the beginning of a new year, we often think about the things we want...

November 2016

November 20, 2016

How to Do Advent Devotions with Your Family

Sunday begins the Advent season, which is the four Sundays leading up to the celebration...

August 2016

August 21, 2016

Six Things a Godly Dad Does

“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline...

August 04, 2016

How Do I Know if My Child Has Become a Christian?

God tasks parents with the holy calling of raising our children, “in the discipline and...

May 2016

May 05, 2016

What My Mother’s Day Sermon Would Have Been

I won’t be preaching this Mother’s Day. Our family is on vacation and one of...

April 2016

April 26, 2016

57 Scattered Thoughts on Parenting

Our four children have been a constant source of joy, exhaustion, difficulty, laughter, and many...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

The Joy and Pain of Consistent Parenting

“Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your...

March 16, 2016

To the Parents of Young Children

When people ask me how old my kids are it’s fun to see the looks...

January 2016

January 04, 2016

A Letter to My Son

“We’re having a boy!” After three daughters I never thought we would utter these words....

December 2015

December 23, 2015

How to Make the Most of Christmas

Every year we hear about “the war on Christmas.” Journalists tell stories of towns taking...

November 2015

November 24, 2015

Three Mistakes for Fathers to Avoid

Not Walking with Jesus Men face many enemies in the quest to raise our children...

November 11, 2015

Parents, Keep a Cool Head

“Parenting is hard.” This sentence comes to my mind multiple times a week. We have...

October 2014

October 09, 2014

Recovering the Family Dinner Table

Several studies over the last few years examined the habits of families at dinnertime. While...

September 2014

September 17, 2014

Losing Your Temper with Your Children is Not Discipline

The indictment of Adrian Peterson last week ignited a nationwide discussion about spanking. Many used...

August 2013

August 20, 2013

Teaching the Bible to Your Children

Many times when Christian parents think about teaching the Bible to their children, their thoughts...

August 08, 2013

Teaching Proverbs to Your Children

For the last several years, our devotional times with our kids has centered on the...

July 2013

July 28, 2013

How to Do Family Worship

One of the more encouraging trends to reemerge in the last few years has been...

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