How Teens Talk About Their Parents
The surprising way teens talk about the parents they seem to ignore When he was young, my son once asked me to end a phone call so that...
You Might Be Teaching Your Kids the Prosperity Gospel
3 Ways You Might Be Teaching Your Kids the Prosperity Gospel The prosperity gospel has rightly been called a theological perversion, a...
Modeling Good Citizenship
The Art of Modeling Good Citizenship to Kids “Mom, Dad said he’s voting for ___. What about you?” If you haven’t been faced with that...
Fall-Apart Moments
Fall-Apart Moments Parenting inevitably leaves us discouraged, empty, and grasping . . . but maybe that's a good thing. It had been a...
You Don’t Need More Parenting Advice
You Don’t Need More Parenting Advice For the past two decades, I have grown increasingly uncomfortable. I have grown uncomfortable as...
Setting a Parental Agenda
Setting a Parental Agenda Let's face it - parenting teenagers is a difficult responsibility. We don't have to deny the reality that as a...
4 Questions Parents Should Ask of Extracurricular Activities
4 Questions Parents Should Ask of Extracurricular Activities Imagine the confusion if you were a 17-year-old girl seeking to live for...
How to Raise Agents of Redemption
How to Raise Agents of Redemption David Webb is worth more than a billion dollars, yet I’m pretty sure you don’t know who he is. Webb is...
Ask Your Child to Forgive You
Ask Your Child to Forgive You I will never forget my father asking for my forgiveness. Few moments, if any, were as arresting, as moving,...
Christian Mom Guilt
On Empty Nests, Christian Mommy Guilt, and Misplaced Identity Back-to-school time is always a tough transition, not just for kids but for...
