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Remembering Goliath

May 29, 2023 By April Berends Leave a Comment

One night in May several years ago, my five-year-old made a declaration while we were eating dinner. “Mom,” he said, “on Monday, we need to read the story of David and Goliath.” I

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Memorial Day, parenting, War

When the Stakes Seem High

May 9, 2023 By Christian Simmers Leave a Comment

When our oldest child transitioned to middle school three years ago, it was the height of the pandemic. Decisions were made for us, not by us.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: parenting, teenagers, tough choices

Summer Reading: Why to pick this battle and some recommendations

May 8, 2023 By Elizabeth Bentrup Leave a Comment

In our house, it’s not often our boys pick up books unless it’s a last resort. But we keep giving them books.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: book list, reading, summer

Monica/Monnica, Woman of Prayer

May 4, 2023 By Mariclair Partee Carlsen Leave a Comment

If you are a western Christian, Saint Monica might be the second most famous Christian mother you can name, after Our Lady.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Prayer, Saints Tagged With: Augustine, motherhood, parenting, saints

Maycember is Upon Us

April 30, 2023 By Elizabeth Bentrup Leave a Comment

Caffeine up, Buttercup. Maycember is here. What’s your battle plan?

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: busy-ness, children, parenting, schedules, school, teenagers

Growing Christians

April 27, 2023 By Eric Liles Leave a Comment

In the work of raising two children to live their lives as followers of Jesus, we have entered the important albeit irritating phase of teen angst, rejection, and challenge.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Faith, parenting, teenagers

Sharing Love with the Unknown

April 25, 2023 By Elizabeth Bentrup 3 Comments

Mark’s evangelism took fierce courage to go beyond his boundaries, into the unknown, to the unseen, sharing news he knew was urgent, life-sustaining, and fortifying. 

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Filed Under: Parenting, Saints Tagged With: parenting, saints, St. Mark, suicide, teenagers, teens at church

Please don’t follow me for more simple kid hair hacks

April 1, 2023 By Kit Lonergan 2 Comments

Our daughter came into the world with a large head, a conspicuous tuft of bright red hair, and a deep stubborn streak which clearly has no relation to her biological parentage.

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Filed Under: Lent, Parenting, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: discipline, Lent, parenting

Cultivating Holy Space

March 28, 2023 By Stephanie Moncrieff Leave a Comment

Space. It felt as if I never had enough.

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Filed Under: Lent, Parenting, Prayer Tagged With: Contemplation, Lent, Prayer, young children

Making Room for the Story

March 22, 2023 By Allison Sandlin Liles Leave a Comment

One of the first Grow Christians’ post I remember reading is Making Room in the Basket for the Easter Story by Regina Walton.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: books, children, Easter, Easter basket, faith at home, Forward Movement, Scott Gunn, Traci Smith

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