November 22nd, 2021Let's evaluate another common idea about parenting and see if it aligns with the word of God. It is popular to redirect a child's undesirable behavior to something acceptable, either before they engage in the wrong act, or after, but without...
Read ArticleOctober 26th, 2021What do the experts say? When I hear young Christian parents talk about parenting, there seems to be an underlying sense of confusion. Their ideas are often a hodgepodge of reactions to their childhood, what they studied in college, what their...
Read ArticleOctober 14th, 2021I am always convicted by the story in Luke 10 of sisters Mary and Martha and the common comparison between them. However, there’s another Mary comparison that I’d like to explore. Let’s Examine Mary, the Mother of Jesus. As a...
Read ArticleMarch 24th, 2019I’m actually working the equation backwards with these assignments. Ideally the first thing you would begin teaching your children is to obey you immediately, but I figure that lots of you already have children who aren’t very pleasant to be...
Read ArticleFebruary 6th, 2019Assignment #2 My hope is that you are seeing a little fruit from teaching your children how to calmly and politely get your attention from Assignment #1. That fruit should be in the form of a slightly more peaceful home environment as the kids...
Read ArticleDecember 7th, 2018So how are you doing with Assignment #1, teaching your children how to be pleasant and effective in getting your attention? I hope you’ve been practicing and finding some success. That’s not to say that after a short while you can expect that...
Read ArticleNovember 21st, 2018Last time I wrote about getting a vision for a home filled with a calm, peaceful spirit, and after the response I got from many of you, I know you want a bit more information about how to achieve this mythical peaceful home with kids! Let me just...
Read ArticleNovember 8th, 2018I’ve encouraged you to consider goals for your family, to think about what you want to see in the lives of your children when they leave your home. Hopefully it’s something beyond ‘get a college degree in a field that pays well and has a good...
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