Raising Kids Not Grass
There’s an old story told about a man who got his neighbors angry when he stopped maintaining his once lush lawn. When he and his wife started having children, less time was spent on the lawn. Weeds overtook the grass.…
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Joshua’s Challenge To Parents
I love reading the Old Testament book of Joshua. In it we clearly see God’s grace-filled hand of provision and protection as he guides his people into the promised land. In Joshua chapter 23, Joshua gathers Israel’s leaders to say…
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Monitoring Kids Online
Here’s a funny little story that should remind us all to carefully monitor how and where our kids are spending their online time, regardless of their age! It seems that four-year-old Noah Bryant was spending not only time online, but…
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Parenting and the Frontal Lobe
It’s easy to be fooled by appearances. One way in which parents can be easily fooled is by the appearance of a child who has recently passed through puberty. It sure does happen fast, doesn’t it? And on the day…
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Christian Smith 5
All this week we’ve been looking at helpful insights for Christian parents from Dr. Christian Smith’s research on how parents pass their faith on to the next generation. In addition to reminding Christian parents of the role that walking their…
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Christian Smith 4
All this week we’re looking at helpful insights for Christian parents from Dr. Christian Smith’s research on how parents pass their faith on to the next generation. In addition to reminding Christian parents of the role that walking their talk…
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Christian Smith 2
All this week we’re looking at helpful insights for Christian parents from Dr. Christian Smith’s research on how parents pass their faith on to the next generation. Smith has found that no other institution or program comes close to the…
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Christian Smith 1
I have found Researcher Dr. Christian Smith to be a huge help to me in my various roles as a dad, a grandfather, and trainer of youth workers and parents. Smith, who teaches sociology at the University of Notre Dame,…
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Parenting and Time
Even for those of us who are followers of Jesus Christ, it’s easy to fall into the temptation of thinking life is all about me, myself, and I. If we choose to live that way as moms and dads, we…
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