A Pumpkin Idea to Share God’s Love with Your Neighbors
On the way to work yesterday, Jennifer’s car died. She called a tow truck and spent the day working from home instead of at the office. A snowstorm hit mid-afternoon and she had to pick up her son early from school. What normally would have been nothing more than an...
In God’s Grip: What to do when you feel overwhelmed
Noah started walking when he was nine months old. His mom, Rachel, was bursting with pride. She called her husband. She called her girlfriends. “Guess what? Noah’s walking! And he just turned nine months!” she gushed. It was fun for a few weeks but soon implications...
Finding God on the Playground: Going to God when you need Him most
The other day I was taking care of a few toddlers on the church playground. I watched them try to clamber up plastic slides, then turn back around and slide down. They straddled the seesaw, then sat there puzzled when it went down but wouldn't go back up on its own....
A Simple Way to Teach Kids about Living Just Like Jesus
Have you ever wished you were just a little bit more like Jesus? More patient with your kids, less likely to get irritable when your husband comes back from the grocery store with eight things instead of the two you asked him to pick up? Have you every wanted your...
How can you help when kids are SCARED?
Everyone is afraid of something. Loud noises. Thunderstorms. Scary dreams. Being alone at night. Big dogs. Or afraid of something bad happening, hoping against hope it won't. When I was little I was so afraid of the dark I couldn't sleep. I imagined all kind of scary...
What to Do When Someone’s Angry (An Object Lesson)
What would your son or daughter do? What would your son or daughter do if someone accused them of something they didn’t do? A. Get defensive – “I did not!” “That’s not true!”B. Throw back a few angry words – “I’m not lazy. You’re the one who never...
When Life Gets Crazy: One family’s approach to staying grounded (Part 4 of 4)
When you’ve got a family of six, life is bound to get a little chaotic. School drama, baseball and basketball practice, Zoom work meetings and taxiing kids back and forth from appointments to church fills their days. Add to that Brad’s role as campus pastor at...
How to use teachable moments to hide God’s Word in Kids’ Hearts (Part 2 of 4)
Introducing…Four Families & Four Ways to Hide God's Word in Kids' Hearts-The Wilson family (Part 2 of 4) During these four weeks I’ll highlight four families with four unique ways of helping kids treasure God’s Word in their hearts. Some are well-known families...
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