Parents Need to Say “No”
Why do so many parents tiptoe gingerly around their children in today’s world? More and more parents are afraid to step up, take the reins, and assume their God-given position of authority. Instead, parents have become like butlers, available to…
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Valentine’s Day, Kids, and Sexuality
It’s Valentines Day – a day when many of us go out of our way to say “I love you” to those who are special to us. Parents, do you know that expressing love and paying attention to your children…
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Raising Kids for Holy Worldliness
What does it mean to raise our children well? Many of us assume that the best approach is to shield and protect our kids from a culture that has more than its fair share of negative and dangerous influences. We…
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Parents as Leaders
Theologian David Starling has written a book about leadership that offers some challenging insights for parents and youth workers as we lead children and teens into a deep faith in Jesus Christ. The book is titled “UnCorinthian Leadership”. The title…
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Pushy Parents
A growing body of research points to the fact that our kids are living pressure-filled lives. As parents, we can pile on the pressure when we lay unrealistic performance and achievement expectations on our kids. While there’s nothing wrong with…
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Episode 144: “What Should We Make of Rachel Held Evans’ Children’s Book?” A Discussion with Elizabeth Urbanowicz
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here. RSS FEED – click here. Access from iTunes. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: Elizabeth Urbanowicz (bio) Foundation Worldview “What is God Like” Book Review:…
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Parenting for Holiness not Happiness
A recent headline in the New York Times Magazine caught my attention. It reads, “Dr. Becky Doesn’t Think the Goal of Parenting Is to Make Your Kid Happy.” The article features an interview with clinical psychologist Becky Kennedy. The highly…
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