Ed Stetzer - Thursday Is for Thinkers: Dan Cruver on Small Churches and Adoption. A must read! The church MUST be about adoption and orphan care.
Ed Stetzer: Dan Cruver on Small Churches and Adoption
Adopted: Children of God (with music video)
In our small group last night we talked about our adoption into the family of God. This is a powerful picture to me of who all people are apart from the forgiveness Christ offers. ALONE. DESPERATE. WITHOUT LOVE. ORPHANED. FATHERLESS. DESPISED. But through Christ, we can be called the children of God. What better Father... Continue Reading →
Orange Parents
Orange Parents. The link above will take you to a site devoted to helping parents and churches collide. Something wonderful (orange) happens when the light (yellow) of the church blends with the love (red) of the family. I've been meeting with a small group of friends to discuss the book Parenting Beyond Your Capacity. It's... Continue Reading →
Cloud-Townsend, Leadership, Dating, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships …
Cloud-Townsend, Leadership, Dating, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships .... Get familiar with Henry Cloud and John Townsend for help on many issues including dating, faith, parenting, marriage, leadership and relationships among other things. Their website has some really short and helpful video clips. They've written books like Boundaries, Raising Great Kids, Integrity and many more.
Kids of Integrity | Christian Parenting Tips and Resources
Kids of Integrity | Christian Parenting Tips and Resources. Check out this link from Focus on the Family to help build good character in your kids.
Kids Addicted to Video Games
Here's a link to an article by Plugged In, a Christian media review outlet connected with Focus on the Family: http://twitter.com/#!/pluggedintweet/status/20875355942297600
History Makers (Part One: Sonora)
I've been wanting to write about the names of our children and why we chose them. Today seems to be a good day to start. We are waiting in the birthing room for our third child to be born: the third wonder of our own world! UPDATE: She came fast and is now here! Daph... Continue Reading →
Teach Children to Take a Break
Whining, like nothing else, gets under my skin! My family is learning this well. When the whining wells up, my patience is tested and I am tempted to let my anger control my reaction. What can be done about this? Let's first think about how God deals with our complaining hearts. I am often amazed... Continue Reading →
Parenting | Kidmin at Home (via Dan Scott Blog)
While our church does not use 252 Basics, there are some principles here in this blog that translate very easily. In other words, just change the titles of the resources to LEDGE Connection and the Living Inside Out at Home page. Good stuff! As most of you know, I’m a HUGE 252Basics fan. I love... Continue Reading →
Why Your Kids Don’t Obey You
There was a moment last week that had me exasperated with my son Josiah. We were at the waterfront and getting ready to go back in the van to go home. He was trotting on past the van and not intending to stop. I called him. He didn't even look back. I raised my voice... Continue Reading →
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