Watching our children play when they don’t know we are there can be very entertaining and revealing. Sometimes it is convicting, sometimes it is a blessing. It is always honest. Last Sunday, before revealing I was there to pick up our 3 year old daughter from the nursery, I saw her opening her Bible. (Yes, her Bible. The one …
Keys to Making Your Kids Apathetic About Faith
I wrote this on the Homes Devoted Facebook page (which you should “like” 🙂 if you haven’t yet.) Many Christian parents put more effort, time, money into their children’s activities than into following God and then wonder why their children grow up and love everything but God. Scott Linscott shared this article he wrote on the subject, called: Your kid’s an All …
3 Things Every Dad Should Do After Pulling In The Driveway (part 1)
Dad, You have your to-do list. Things that just have to get done: pay bills, yard work, fix the leak under the sink. You go from your job-do-list TO your honey-do-list. But, the first 10 minutes after you arrive home might just be the most important.
Our Greatest Goal as Parents
I remember reminding frustrated youth leaders, and members of our congregation, that the students in youth group who were not believers can’t be expected to bear the fruit of one who knows the Lord. But they insisted they shouldn’t act the way they do. Following Christ isn’t about behavioral modification. “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you …