Let's Parent on Purpose: Christian Marriage, Parenting, and Discipleship

Fear of Missing Out is a disease that’s stealing the joy out of happy times.

Warning: the next 600 words might have severe impact on your parenting and relationships. This is the week kids dread and parents dream about all summer-at least in my house.  The first day of school has arrived. Moms and dads (OK, mostly just moms) across the country are scouring the school supply list to see all the items that need to fit into each little tyke’s backpack. It’s fun to watch child...

As of today, we are done with all chemo treatment.  I can’t believe I’m actually writing this. On April 14, 2014, our family’s world was turned upside down when we were told our little 5 year old boy had Leukemia.  I remember the first night in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, watching the nurse come into our room over and over again, switching out bags of blood and other medicines. I didn’t kno...

Sometimes delaying the consequences for a while – while you collect your thoughts and make a great plan – can be much more effective than shooting form the hip.  Here’s why.

This was a special and rare opportunity to interview one of my dear friends and spiritual heroes, Dr. Samuel Thomas of Hopegivers International.  Hopegivers rescues orphaned and at risk children throughout India and plant churches throughout South Asia.

So many moms are carrying double the spiritual load for the family.  Here’s some encouragement on what to do if you find yourself in that spot.

What happens when dad falls through on spiritually leading the family?

Too often a marriage becomes child focused. Not only is this bad for the husband and wife, it’s terrible for the kids!

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A gang or real live experts on Generation Z from our student ministry joins me for a discussion on the differences between Millennials and Generation Z With Davis Price, Chloe Reddick, John Klein, and Brock Olsen

Has culture conditioned you and your family into looking at the church as just one more commodity to be consumed?

On this Mother’s Day weekend, here are some thoughts on how my childhood, as well as that of my parents, has drastically affected my own parenting.

Davis Price is one of my favorite people in the world, and is graduating high school this year after 7 years in our youth ministry.  In this interview, I ask him about life, understanding adulthood, and the influence that a healthy church has made on his life.

13 Reasons Why is a Netflix series that is sweeping the nation.  Especially if you have children over 10 years old you need to pay attention to some very scary things in this show.

A great question about when to baptize your kids leads to the thought: Are we training our kids for disobedience?

Gratitude is hard work!  Here are 3 ways to make it habitual.

I wrote these thoughts while sitting in my son’s room on Easter Morning in 2014, seven days after he began treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

In every tense situation there are two lessons happening.  1) What you say, 2) How you say it.

Don’t let the immediate worries of life keep you from praying big picture prayers for your children!

Sometimes we shoot ourselves in the foot when we try to control to much in our kid’s lives…

So your kids are ready to start dating? Gulp!  Here are some helpful, practical thoughts to coach them towards right goals and wise boundaries.

Critiques of modern dating practices and coaching tips for your kids as they walk toward helpful relationships!

One of the hardest things to walk through as a parent is the suffering of your child.  How do you make the most of a terrible situation?

Drill Sergents, Helicopters, and Consultants, Oh My! Here’s an overview of three different types of parenting styles with three different consequences.

Here’s the best explanation I’ve ever encountered on why pursuing a path of purity is so important.