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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Burden Bearing for our Kids
In Galatians 6:2 we are told to “bear one another’s burdens.” As one who has had burdens to bear, I’m so appreciative of those Christian brothers and sisters who step up to hold me up and to help me carry…
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Parenting and God’s Word
From the moment they’re born, our kids need parents who tune themselves in to the most reliable source of parenting information and instruction. God has given us the Bible to guide us through these difficult and confusing days in our…
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Should Parents Snoop?
Parents often ask me whether or not it’s appropriate for them to snoop around their child’s room, backpack, car, smartphone, texts, and social networking sites. While it’s important for a teenager to have a sense of private space, there is…
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You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out Kid
A couple of weeks ago, I had my annual viewing of the classic movie, A Christmas Story. Like all good classic movies, there are a host of one-liners from A Christmas Story that just stick with you. One is Santa’s…
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