7 Family Habits to Strengthen Relationships

The book called Parenting Beyond Your Capacity has a chapter discussing family rhythms. Every family has a rhythm, but not all rhythms are deliberate and strategic. Not all families have a plan, but every family settles into patterns, habits and rhythms that shape their lives together. I want to have a family that doesn't drift off into... Continue Reading →

Doctrine for Kids Debuts This Sunday! | Pastor Mark

  Doctrine for Kids Debuts This Sunday! | Pastor Mark. Gonna have to keep my eye on this. Looks real good. Check out the cool track on their site.

How Everyday Moms and Dads Influence the Future

For one of my classes in seminary I wrote a paper inspired by the Biblical passage in Exodus 20:5-6 and repeated in Deuteronomy 5:9-10, which says, ...I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,... Continue Reading →

A Philosophy of Children’s and Family Ministry (Part 2)

(For part 1 click here.) Challenges Of course there are many challenges when it comes to ministry with children and families. As mentioned in the rationale, people have sinned and are separated from God and therefore, need that relationship repaired. So sin is the number one challenge. Leaders, parents, extended families and children are tempted to... Continue Reading →

A Philosophy of Children’s and Family Ministry (Part 1)

Rationale and Biblical Foundation God loves people. In the beginning God created a universe to display his greatness. Then he created people to share and revel in it. When those people sinned, the intimacy they shared with God was forever broken. But God had an even bigger plan to show off even more greatness so... Continue Reading →

Quest for Compassion | A free Christian educational game

Quest for Compassion | A free Christian educational game. Get your children informed about the poor around the world. Inspire your family to get involved!

Top Five Family Habits

Wes Stafford, president of Compassion International is a huge advocate for children of all kinds poor or rich. Here are his five habits for families: 1. Make an unbending commitment to the magical moments of bedtime. 2. Arrange leisure time with a view to minimizing absence from kids. 3. Refuse to let media push kids... Continue Reading →

What Are Kids Watching?

I was checking out some kids tv over on YTV. There's a new popular show called Victorious marketed to tweeners. A recent episode is called Ice Cream for Ke$ha. Tori basically is desperate to win a contest to have Ke$ha for a private concert. Ke$ha is a popular musical artist with a hit song called... Continue Reading →

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