Equipping couples and parents, in partnership with churches, to build connected families.
This is graduation season! My oldest graduated high school last year and her PSW program this year. She’s off to Redeemer University in the Fall. What about you? What have you “graduated” (and celebrated) recently? Perhaps you completed a course or finished a book. Did you get that garden planted or finish a home project?... Continue Reading →
Marriages and families are struggling more than we know. Close relationships are hard, but God created us to be in right relationship with Him and others. In our society, marriage is being devalued, loneliness is on the rise and parental stress is at a critical level. I believe the church is in the "ministry of... Continue Reading →
Hello friends. If you've followed this blog over the last little while, you've noticed that my family is going through some exciting changes. I'm eager to get started in my role with FamilyLife Canada. Over the last number of months, I've been praying, connecting, meeting and developing a partnership team in order to establish ministry... Continue Reading →
Saying you're devoted to something and being devoted to that thing are vastly different things. Deep down, you know the difference. Deep down, I know the difference. The real question is, "Will we care enough to move from saying we're devoted to really being devoted?"
We can wish. We can manipulate. We can modify behaviour. But we want better than that. We want God. We need God. God is our Creator and Sustainer and Transformer. Let's pray for our children.
Real life-change doesn't happen by accident. Take some time this week to really prepare yourself for your interactions with children. Spend time alone praying "God search my heart and know my thoughts. Read Scripture and consider the age-appropriate words you can use to speak it to children. Get beyond the bare minimum or the accepted... Continue Reading →
Cry of the Orphan. Take some time to join with others in prayer for children in the foster care system from May 20-27. This link will tell you a little more.
Here's a shout out to all the students out there! (Thanks Frank for sharing this with me.) Now I lay me down to study, so I pray I won't go nutty! If I should fail to learn this junk, I pray thee Lord I will not flunk. But if I do not shed a tear,... Continue Reading →
Prayer is in essence a fancy word for conversation and connection with God. Teaching kids to pray can be tricky, but you can do it. A few friends and I had a conversation about this not too long ago. We talked about the challenges of it and the frustrations that go along with it. For... Continue Reading →
Dive into this issue to catch a glimpse of what kids are curious about. There's a new game called Minecraft, strange names like Muddy Waters, friendship, Peter's denial of Jesus and more. Use the arrows to move around in the slide show or press stop to stay a little longer on a particular slide. Please... Continue Reading →
Pastor Steve is a Children's and Family Pastor. He communicates about parenting, family and children's ministry.
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