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St. Stephen tells bold truths. Do I encourage that from my children?

December 26, 2016 By Allison Sandlin Liles Leave a Comment

My daughter has outgrown her bold statements. But now I miss her brutal honesty.

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How do we talk with children about difficult realities?

August 23, 2016 By Rachel Jones 2 Comments

To wrap our children in cotton and insulate them from reality, from the hard and jagged edges of life, is to do them a deep disservice—because Jesus shows up in those hard places.

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In a broken world, I can teach my children honesty.

August 1, 2016 By Erin Hougland 1 Comment

In order to follow Jesus, we must be willing to venture honestly both into our own brokenness and that of our world.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: discipleship, honesty, Jesus, racism, sexism, sin

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