Is "I don't know" a refrain from your children in response to your questions regarding their behaviour? This article shows how parents, teachers, or other caregivers can often use this as a cue to let a child off the hook instead of calling heart motivations to task. Thus, the author suggests ways to handle this response in an effort to disciple the children God entrusts to us.
Your view of your heavenly Father is largely determined by your view of your earthly father. This article suggests ways to dislodge tainted understandings of the heavenly Father and replace them with a truly biblical view.
This Introduction provides a guide for reading the narrative sections of the Old Testament. It directs readers to the main reasons for telling these stories. Further, it considers the question whether there is a right or wrong way to read and use Bible stories. Finally, it reflects on how to read the narratives within the bigger picture of the Bible.
This article is about the place of the father in parenting. The author also looks at the children's image of their parents, sin and weaknesses of the parents, being judgmental and critical in parenting, and the ability to listen in child rearing.
What can parents with unbelieving children do to help them?
Sometimes, children do not like going to church. As parents how can you help your children see the importance of church attendance? This article suggests five things you can do to engage with the hearts of your children.
This article stresses the value of parents being the primary disciple-makers of their children, rather than handing over this responsibility to professionals.
Christian parents are called to raise their children within the covenant calling God gave them. Part of this is that they are called to apply discipline to the children. How do parents do this? What is the purpose of this discipline? This article shows the biblical roots for discipline and the way it can be applied positively and negatively, then looks at the purpose of discipline.
This article raises points for parents to consider in helping their children grow in eagerness to read the Bible.
Based on Philippians 4:8-9 this article aims at helping parents encourage excellence in their children. It gives some practical ways of communicating with children in such a way that they are encouraged to do well.
God's visitation of the fathers' sins on the children is never a simple punishment of innocent children for what the fathers did. The children are always guilty themselves of a sinful and rebellious life as the fathers' sins bear fruit in the lives of their children. (Exodus 20:5-6; Deuteronomy 5:9-10)
This article discusses a helpful way in which parents and the broader body of Christ can bring up children to bear the image of Christ.
Are you looking for ways to help your children read the Bible for their personal devotions? Read the article for helpful suggestions.
What is the role of a Christian father toward his sons? How can a Christian father raise Christian boys? This article suggests mentoring them in eight areas of their lives.
There are four ways of demonstrating the gospel to your children in your parenting. They have to do with struggles, promises, discipline, and apologizing.
Theology is not only for adults. The church must teach theology to children. How should that be done? Here are eight things to consider when teaching theology to children.
What does it mean to be a Christian mother? This article offers ten things to know about biblical motherhood.
How do you communicate with or correct your child? This article discusses the sandwich method: start with the positive, then provide the negative (or correction), and finish with a positive. The author provides then some practical application for parents to consider.
Psalm 51 gives six truths that are essential for your parenting. This article shows how the psalm reveals the deepest needs of children.
What should parents teach their children about death? This article offers five truths to explain to children when death happens close to them: death and judgment are coming to us all, death is not how it is supposed to be, death for the believer is to be with Christ, death will one day be destroyed, and death is something we all must think about. The article also explains what to say about the death of unbelievers.
This article makes the case for teaching children about the Reformation. Such teaching brings them to know about God's faithfulness to his church, that the church is always in need of reforming, defending the Bible is dangerous but worth the risk, God does extraordinary things through ordinary people, and the gospel is everything. It ends with some suggestions on how to teach them, and some resources worth using.
The struggle of parenting is not always on account of children. This article explains that a struggle for parents is the idol of success, where parents become angry and worried about their own reputation when their children fail to live up to their expectations.
The struggle of parenting is not always on account of children. This article explains that a struggle for parents is the idol of appreciation, where parents want recognition from their children for all they have ever done for them.
This article explains that a struggle for parents is the idol of control, where parents want to prevent their children from gaining in independence.
Why is parental discipline important? With consideration given to 1 Kings 1:6, this article explains that parents in their exercise of authority are called to reflect the authority of God, and therefore parenting needs to include the disciplining of the child.
This article discusses the value of reading aloud to your children, from babies in the womb to teenagers. It offers some principles of reading, as well as some recommended literature.
Your parenting reveals where your heart is. Which treasure does your parenting reveal, earthly treasure or heavenly treasure?
How do you teach children about money? There are five ways that parents can teach their children in this matter, and the article discusses them.
What you need for parenting is not another strategy, but a parenting that is gospel-centred. This article gives fourteen principles for parents to help them parent the gospel way.
This article discusses what cruciform, or cross-centered, parenting looks like. It confronts rather than ignores sin in the life of the children. It trains the children toward moral and physical courage.
Is your parenting caught in the trap of health and wealth parenting? Good parenting is one that teaches children to be prepared to also face suffering. This article explains four ways to do this.
As parents how do you build a Christ-centred home? This article shows how Deuteronomy 6:6-9 can shape parenting in order to make a home Christ-centred.
God instituted fatherhood to be a mirror of his own character. Therefore, Christian fathers are disciple makers; every day they speak something of God to their children. How can they fulfil this task? This article explains that they must be aware of the responsibility, accept the reality that they will fail, and live in repentance.
Discipling children is the call of every parent. What can we learn from the lives of those who went before us? This article looks at how Fred Elliot, the father of Jim Elliot, discipled his children. There are four things we can learn from his parenting.
The idols of choice, sex, and acceptance are counterfeits gods to many young people. How can parents in their parenting help their children spot these counterfeit gods and disciple their children for Christ? This article offers some advice.
Pastoring your family is not so easy for many pastors. This article explains five habits that can help you pastor your family.
