By Anne Kerhoulas If I’m not careful, I can get through a whole day without really looking at my kids. Sure, I see them running down the hall and throwing blueberries at one another, but I can be so busy and preoccupied with whatever else I am doing, that I don’t really see them. I don’t …
By Shela Ervin The world is messy, and it’s our job to introduce our children to it. The task is no small thing, interpreting and explaining the actions of people and movement of society. We are building categories and drawing lines in the sand between right and wrong. We are training them to acknowledge God’s authority and …
By Sarah Rainer A Quick SummaryThe ultimate goal in Christian parenting is to point our children to Jesus Christ. But how do we do that? Being a Christian parent requires intentionality, biblical wisdom, practical action, and reliance on the Holy Spirit. This book seeks to help parents better understand biblical parenting while providing practical tools to …
By Hunter Williams Our culture has an obsession with effectiveness and efficiency. If you can do something well and do it quickly, you’re considered successful. While these metrics might work well for a car wash or fast-food restaurant, they aren’t the best gauge for spiritual health. I want you to stop and ask yourself, “How do I …
By Anne Kerhoulas The question is a human question. It’s what we ask when we face suffering. When we watch our loved ones get sick. When a marriage falls apart. Why? Perhaps we ask the question because we sense that if we could only know more—the logic, the explanation, the ultimate payoff for this current suffering—then we …
By Shela ErvinOur souls were created by God, for God, to feed on the knowledge of him. He gave us his Word as food for the soul, packed with nourishment tailor made for his image bearing creatures. The problem is that life in this sin sick world presents an endless buffet of temptations, distractions, and bold …
By Sarah Rainer A Quick SummaryThe Tech-Wise Family helps parents put technology into its proper place within the family. The author provides the reader with the Barna Group’s research on American families’ technology usage. He then recommends ten tips to help families utilize technology in healthy ways. While the ten tips are not heavy in details, …
By Anne Kerhoulas Last week my whole family fell like dominoes to a stomach bug, one tapping another in a week-long chain of misery. I was the last to go down which meant that I was scrambling between holding four-year-olds while they threw up, changing and washing sheets and pajamas, attempting to feed those with an …
By Shela Ervin What was the message of Christ as He began his earthly ministry? “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” – Matthew 4:17 One thing is clear from the get go: true heart repentance is the key that opens the door of God’s forgiveness in Christ. Many other experiences and emotions—great …
By Sarah Rainer A quick summary Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family by Paul David Tripp provides an overarching picture of parenting and its challenges through a gospel lens. The author graciously describes the difficulties parents have with their children and with themselves by pointing out our need for dependency on Christ. …
By Aaron Batdorf It’s already happening; our kids are being catechized. The world is bombarding them with a narrative meant to shape how they think and telling them what to value. It could be Bluey, Sunday school, commercials, advertisements at the grocery store, or any number of messages they encounter in day-to-day life. We may …
By Courtney Chambers El Roi: The God who sees me. What a powerful name to call our God. He sees. He sees the mundane moments, the challenging moments, the scary moments, and the good moments. Every second of the day, God sees, and He cares. I know the feeling of sitting in the waiting room with …
