My two and a half year old loves to sing.  Absolutely loves it.  However, he doesn’t always get the words right; or does he?
As we’ve been singing songs of praise and worship to God during our family worship times at night, one of the songs we have been teaching our boys is, “Happy Day”, by Tim [...]

Little Johnny hits little Billy right in the eye. (SMACK!)  Billy says, “Ouch!  What did you do that for?!?”  Johnny uncaringly says, “Cuz I wanted to.”  Billy says, “But it’s just plain mean and wrong to hit someone for no reason.”  Johnny flipantly replies, “I don’t care.”  What’s Johnny’s problem?  You might say that immorality [...]

Taking the easy way out is often not the best way.  In fact, I think it is safe to say that the easiest way out is often not the Christian way.
Consider with me that Christ has called us out of the world to live differently from the world.  Our sinful flesh says to lie, cheat, [...]

(This is a repost from last year, but for those who haven’t read it yet (and/or for those who want to be reminded of this… enjoy!)
While many parents are content with having their children believe in Santa Claus, there are still many other parents who wonder if it is right thing.  This post is meant [...]

The alternate (or Puritan) title for this post is,
“Some Practical Benefits, Reasons, and Purposes for Being Commited to Family Worship Even With Very Young Children”. 
What follows is a non-exhaustive list for parents of young children to consider.  Practicing consistent Family Worship with very young children (even toddlers and infants; which I have) will:
1. Establish a [...]

(I wrote this blog post a few months ago, but want to share it here now.)
The Holy Spirit enlightened my mind last night through my wife.
Whenever my wife and I have a “big” or “serious” argument, which is quite rare for us, she tends to be more emotional and therefore aggressive.  She is hurt and/or [...]

As my 2 year old son is learning to talk more and more, he comes up with different and sometimes funny phrases.  Now, instead of saying, “No.”, when we ask him a question, he will say, “No, not.”  Our guess is that he means, “No, I do not want this or that.” or “No, I am [...]

I have a 20 month old and a 5 month old.  I have no greater responsibility and privilege in this life than to work toward their conversion for the glory of God.  As my wife and I have felt the weight of this, we have been struggling with this question, ”How do we be Gospel-Centered parents with [...]

To most Christians this question probably seems ridiculous to even ask, but there are two very good reasons to ask and answer thoughtfully: the question, “Should we teach our children to pray before they show evidence of saving faith?”
1. Because there are some very learned and devout Christians  with sincere hearts of love for Jesus [...]

…Fight For It!
We all know people who, although they grew up in good Christian homes, do not know, trust in, or love Jesus today.  To them, the Gospel is now nothing more than a story; a history lesson; or merely “church talk” that they grew up with.
We should never assume that just because our kids are [...]