Family Life | Featured | Widen The Circle
The Important Role Grandparents Play
Parenting isn’t a formula, and every kid is very different. I can’t expect my adult children to parent their kids exactly the way I parented them. Read More
The Secret of Superman
I don’t actually recall when I stopped believing in Superman, but his story did convince me of something that is true. Good will ultimately win over evil. Read More
Character and Values | Imagine The End
The Big Rocks: What I Want to Teach My Kids
One of the most sobering truths about parenting is that you are teaching your children something, whether you are being intentional or not. Sure, you may not teach your children… Read More
Character and Values | Imagine The End
Raising a Kind Person
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, (most parents over 40 will understand that cliché), there is one big reason you should remind your kid’s to be kind… Read More
Fight For The Heart | Imagine The End
How to Raise a Jerk
Most parents don’t set out to raise kids who become jerks. But parenting kids who have a mind of their own can be confusing. Read More
Character and Values | Imagine The End
Growing Knowledge
Every year, two professors from a small college in Wisconsin publish a "Mindset" list to remind us that every freshman has a completely different knowledge base than previous generations. Maybe… Read More
The Opposite of Gratitude
Attitudes can sabotage your potential to be grateful. And more than likely you can’t “feel” your way out of them. You have to take specific action. You have to become… Read More
Character and Values | Fight For The Heart
Journey to Courage
Everything in our kid's future is somewhat unpredictable. There will be moments they are uncertain about their choices, friends, health, and finances. Living can just be scary sometimes. We're not… Read More
Advice I’d Give Myself if I Were Starting Over as a Dad
This is going to sound strange, but I do wonder sometimes if God got it backwards when it comes to parenting. I’m not really questioning God’s wisdom, so don’t respond… Read More
Fight For The Heart | Middle School (6th-8th)
10 Tips to Connect With Your Teenager
Time flies fast from elementary to college age, so get ready to change your parenting habits. Every child seems to move in warp speed toward the teenage years. I was… Read More