Remember the wedding scene in the movie Princess Bride, when the priest with the speech impediment waxes eloquent about “Mauwage?” Much is being tossed about on the subject these days. I’m not sure if “mauwage” has ever been more misunderstood or devalued than it is today. Your children are facing a world that’s considerably different than it was even a generation ago. In our culture, even for those who see themselves as believers, it’s considered okay for couples to simply co-habitate or co-parent. Since marriage is viewed as an optional commitment between two people who love Continue Reading

Raising kids is hard work, right? The challenges are many; the rewards are distant, and half the people around you don't get why you live the way you do.   Meantime, you're slogging it out in the trenches, trying to retain your sanity and questioning whether your efforts make any difference. May I encourage you? The enemy of your soul wants you to believe that your parenting isn't significant. He's selling you a lie that your hard work is for nothing. There's a reason Satan wants you to give up and settle for mediocrity. There's a reason he wants to steal your vision to Continue Reading

Jesus talked quite a bit about money, so it follows that Christ-honoring parents need to instruct their children on this topic. As with everything else you teach your kids, the starting point is your own understanding, and then your actions based on that understanding. What do you believe about money? Is it evil? Is it good? How much of it should Christians have? A little? A lot? How should we manage it? Jesus said this: "I tell you,use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. Whoever can be trusted with Continue Reading

I’ve seen the atheists’ billboard that reads, “Think before you believe.” I’d say it this way, “Think because you believe.” God gave humans a beautiful, brilliant mind as his image bearers. He also likens us to sheep, knowing our propensity to follow the crowd. Parents who love Jesus and want to impart a strong faith to their children must teach their children to be thinkers. Like all discipleship, this begins with parents developing their own critical thinking skills. After all, we can’t give our children what we don’t have. Critical thinking has nothing to do with Continue Reading