Children Belong to God First
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By Laine Lawson Craft When we were busy dreaming about what color hair our child would have or what gender our loved one was going to be, God already knew.
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We Need Warrior Parents
Laine Lawson Craft
Parents have the challenge of dealing with the roller-coaster emotional ranges, physical insecurities and communal tugs that pull at their children. We hear accusations like, “Mom, everyone is doing it!
Don’t Raise Good Kids
Jon Bloom
Parents, don’t raise good kids. I’m a recovering good kid, and I’m here to tell you that the gospel isn’t for good kids. I was pretty easy for my parents
Not Wired for This World
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Making a Home for Special Needs Excitement was palpable on the first day of Sunday school this year. A table featured notebooks lovingly assembled by hand with verses for children
Conversations To Have With Your Kids Before They Go Back To School
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After school shopping, organizing supplies, and getting signed up for Fall activities, it’s time to do a heart check with our kids. It’s been way too long since we had
Transitions-It’s Their Life!
Sam Doyle
You bring that baby home from the hospital and you think it will last forever. You think they will stay small, you can’t envision their growing up—you worry, you fear,
5 Things You Can Do to Ensure Your Children are Safe Online During Quarantine
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COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2. Call it what you want, but the novel coronavirus is all anyone is talking about anymore. The COVID-19 health pandemic has closed schools, cancelled most activities, and isolated
Trust
Sam Doyle
Do your kids come to you first when they have a question? Do your kids come to you first when they have a problem? Do your kids come to you
Feed His Lambs
Samantha Harrell
At some point, you’ve probably invested some of your resources in anticipation of growth and return. Have you ever considered that children are the best investment of your time and
Restoring a Spiritual Foundation for our Families
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By Terence Chatmon The statistics about our nation’s crumbling family infrastructure are alarming. We’ve all heard before the devastating impact of absentee fathers, and of course we share concern for
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