Category Archives: Parenting
eZine #42: Protecting your kids from Predators
I remember when I was a kid, I could tell my Mom I was going outside to play and it was as simple as that. She may want to know how...
Podcast 090: Family Missions—Serving Together
Podcast 90: Family Missions—The Power of Transformation through Serving Together Taking your kids to a foreign country? Are you serious? Could we really make a difference? What will it do for...
Parenting: Putting Your Marriage First
4 Unexpected Ways to Put Your Children First (By Putting Your Marriage First) The second highest demographic for divorce is people who are married 25–30 years! Does this shock you? We have couples...
Parenting: Online Nudity—Protect Your Kids
“Naked Pictures”—Helping Children Face the Inevitable and Premature Exposure to Online Nudity I am concerned about our little ones. I’m talking about our 4–7 year old children getting online exposure to explicit sexual...
Parenting: Rebellion in Children—How Parenting Rules Are Related
The Heart of Discipline: The Principle of New Covenant Parenting—How Rules Relate to Rebellion in Children One of my goals as a parent is to see my children be well-behaved and...
eZine #39: Nurturing Your Child’s Faith
eZine #39: Nurturing Your Child's Faith My greatest longing as a parent is to see my kids love Jesus with all of their hearts. It's natural for us to want to...
eZine #38: Cell Phone Sanity
eZine #38: Cell Phone Sanity Cell phones are incredible – and terrible, all at once. I love the convenience, but despise the amount of my time and life it takes from me, especially if I’m not careful. Even worse yet, is what...
Podcast 081: RECOVERY 1—The Scope and Impact of Pornography
Podcast 81: RECOVERY 1—The Porn Phenomenon—It’s Scope and Impact This is the first in our series on Pornography Recovery. We explore the breadth and depth of this growing cultural and societal...
eZine #37: The Blending of Two Families
eZine #37: The Blending of Two Families This month’s topic is the Blending of two families. The Brady bunch made it look easy! But realistically bringing two families with their own...
Podcast 078: Mental Illness—Understanding the Emotional Turmoil
Headspace: Understanding the Emotional Turmoil of the Brokenhearted What if someone in your family is facing mental health issues? There is so much we don’t understand about how the mind works...
Parenting: Part 2—Redefining Boredom
Boredom Creates Opportunities for Us and Our Children In my pursuit to change our response to the word “boredom” in our home, I continually find more benefits of unscheduled time, particularly in...
Parenting: Part 1—Redefining Boredom
Surprising Tools for Raising Successful Children by David McVety I can’t count the number of times that my wife, Melissa, and I have been so caught up in our hectic lives...
Podcast 075: Setting Boundaries in Your Relationships
Unhealthy Attachments: Setting Relational Guardrails Rails are there for your safety – to keep you from going off track. Our world is running wild in relationships and complicating many lives and...
eZine #36: The Challenges of Single Parenting
As much as our initial response to the term “single parent” is likely one including an unwanted pregnancy outside of marriage there are a number of other scenarios that can result...
Podcast 073: Facing the Crisis of a Teen Pregnancy
What’s a parent to do? When the news hits, a flood of emotions comes into play immediately. So many questions fill your mind. How much is your fault? What’s the best...