Where in the World: What Jesus, Paul, and Big Hair Have to Do with Faith
Here’s how faith was explained to me: “Faith is like the wind. You can’t see it, but you can see its effects.” To be blunt… #1. I hate the wind. I’m from Georgia, and my hair is big enough without the wind that makes it wilder than it... Read More
How to Respond When Your Child Asks You Questions You Can’t Answer
So your kid comes up to you and asks, “Dad, how do we know there’s a God?” And you . . . freeze. You say something like “Because I believe there’s a God,” or “We just know,” or “Because there is,” or “Because the Bible says God exists.” Then... Read More
How a Pet Can Build Faith This School Year
To help parents do family better, the Fuller Youth Institute is debuting the DVD release of the new Sticky Faith Family Training five-session video curriculum. To celebrate this new resource, we’ve asked Kara Powell to share research-based ideas to help your family build lasting faith as you head into... Read More
Passing Down a Journey of Faith
My daughter plays the violin. She started when she was just four-years-old, playing Twinkle, Twinkle on her little miniature instrument. Now, she’s eight and plays in a youth orchestra, sitting tall and poised, reading music written by famous composers. It feels like a little miracle, especially since I have... Read More
Show and Tell Parenting
One of my goals for 2015 is to read the entire Bible in a year. I’m doing pretty well so far but I haven’t hit the “Bible in a year plan killer,” yet. You know what I’m talking about, the book of Leviticus. Many a resolution has been... Read More
4 Words to Help Grow Your Family This Year
It’s January. It’s a time when we change the calendar and see that another 12 months have passed and think we should do the things we said we’d do the last time we changed the calendar. I know, because last January that’s what I did. Where I work... Read More
How Can a Kid See God?
How do kids see God? Have you ever considered that you may be the best chance your son or daughter has to see God? I know it’s scary, but it’s true. Think about it. You can’t really see God, can you? Okay. Maybe you think you have. But... Read More
Stretching Faith
Death of a Car It was late Sunday evening in June. Driving down the highway, my husband started slowing down. “Why are you stopping?” I’m clearly annoyed. It’s late and I’m ready to crash. In less than twelve hours I embark on a week long summer camp with... Read More