Family Life | Fight For The Heart
Whenever Possible: Avoid Arguing with Your Kids
You can't effectively discipline your kid or teenager if you continually find yourself in the middle of an argument with him. When disciplining, conversations may become heated, so use good… Read More
Parenting Isn’t a Formula
I’m not going to pretend that this parenting thing is easy. That if you do all the right things, everything works out great. Because people don’t work that way. Relationships… Read More
The Art of Discipline: Making It Helpful
Shepherding the hearts of our kids is one of those daily behaviors that does more to refine and challenge me than anything else in my life. In my interactions with… Read More
Helping Your High Schooler Understand How God Made Them
One of the bottom lines of parenting is not just raising obedient kids, but rather raising responsible adults who love God. To do this, we have to begin with the… Read More
Helping Your Middle Schooler Understand How God Made Them
One of the greatest gifts you can give your student is an interpretation of the sexual and relational changes happening all around them. Read More
Birth - 5 years | Make It Personal
Overcoming New Parent Anxieties
The words “new parents” and “anxiety” seem to be synonymous. If you Google the phrase “parent anxiety,” you’ll see titles such as “49 Parent Fears And How To Ease Them”… Read More
Family Life | Fight For The Heart
Rules or Relationship? A Simple Maxim for Parents
My guess is that in your house—like my house—there's a constant tension between rules and relationships. Your nine-year-old is supposed to help wash the car, but instead decides that riding… Read More
Elementary (K-5th) | Family Life | Fight For The Heart
Looking for the Good in the Not-So-Good Behavior
"But I HATE chicken nuggets!" My 5-year-old daughter screamed these words in McDonald's and the blood rushed to my face. It felt like everybody was staring at us. At me.… Read More
Family Life | High School (9th-12th) | Imagine The End | Mental Health | Middle School (6th-8th)
How to Help A Kid Get Unstuck
We all know what it’s like to struggle with a bad habit or be caught in a destructive cycle. Oftentimes, we don’t even realize the cycle we’re in until our… Read More
5 Parenting Principles
We want to encourage you with these five principles to help you navigate a variety of different seasons and parent beyond your own capacity. Read More