There is an insidious enemy to healthy parenting, and it’s exacerbated and grown by our modern culture. This enemy lurks on social media, on parenting blogs, naturally in the hearts of parents and in parenting conversations that are had throughout the week. Terrifyingly, this enemy is also normalized and treated as “no big deal,” or
From time to time, we’ll publish simple parenting axioms – thoughts to hold onto and allow to guide our parenting journey. These won’t necessarily be irrefutable, inerrant or 100% perfectly applicable – but they will be truths that can help you better understand and process the journey of parenting. Our first Axiom is a big
It’s February and that means, if the statistics are true, 80% or more of us have given up on our New Year’s resolutions. I decided this year that it’s just better to not make any and not be disappointed. Here’s the thing about goals and resolutions: We want the result, but often despise the process.
I recently shared an article titled, “Parent’s, Please Don’t Let Your Kids Watch Logan and Jake Paul” with a group of parents regarding the subtle dangers of famous YouTube channel stars Logan and Jake Paul. The response was strong – I don’t know if I’ve shared an article in the past that garnered as much
This is a piece in our ongoing Parenting Ministry 101 series, directed towards church and family ministry leaders. Family ministry is seeing a resurgence in the local church, but we are missing a key piece. Led by wonderful minds in the youth ministry world, more churches are turning their attention toward equipping parents for the
I’m a huge Star Wars fan… don’t even ask me to estimate the number of times I’ve seen the original trilogy. It might be embarrassing! With the upcoming release of Episode 8 this Friday, I thought I’d share one scene that has stood out to me as a profound parenting scene, and it probably goes through