When the Stakes Seem High
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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tough choices
We Choose Honor
What do you need to adopt about your home and about yourself as a parent or spouse to have the kind of home you want?
Grow Christians Greatest Hits, Volume One: You can’t make me: Should kids be forced to go to church?
It’s time to be completely honest: my family hasn’t been attending church regularly. After thirteen years, we decided we needed a break. Over a year later, I’m ready for us to return. Will my family want to come with me?
Discipleship, Parenting
We say we want kids and teens at church. So what are we prepared to do?
Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog post questioning whether or not kids should be forced to attend church. The feedback was overwhelmingly in favor of taking kids to church, for a variety of reasons. If we say we want kids to come to church, then stop engaging them, our actions don’t match up with our words. Just what are we prepared to do to keep kids, teens, and young adults in church?
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