What a Super Bowl MVP Can Teach Kids About Failure
So the fall sports season has started for your kid. There’s a strong chance that the total mileage you’ve already […]
Back to School Prayer: How to Bless Your Kids at Drop-Off
It was 2010 when my wife and I dropped off our first child at kindergarten. It was a difficult season […]
Three Questions Every Parent Should Ask at the Start of a New School Year
Fall is all about new starts. As a dad of a new kindergartener, I’m feeling this in real time. As […]
How to Disciple Kids in the Era of Phubbing
I’ve learned a new word this year: phubbing. It doesn’t sound scientific, perhaps not even real. But actual studies are […]
Rebuilding Your Fall Plan Around Formation, Not Activity
I recently had a conversation with a children’s minister friend about communicating with parents in the fall. She lamented that […]
The Carpool Question I Pray Every Kid Keeps Asking
I love morning carpool. That 20-minute ride to school has produced some great conversations with my 16-year-old daughter and her […]
Christian Biographies for Kids: Why They Matter
Books take you places. Want to visit Victorian England? Pick up a copy of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens […]
And There Arose Another Generation: Raising Disciplemakers to Go
It’s not uncommon for me to adopt a Bible reading plan each year, as I’m certain many of you do […]
Effective Child Discipleship: Looking at Outcomes Rather Than Just Activities
Summary Matt Markins and Mike Handler open with a 2014 Awana research finding that keeps Matt awake: asked how carefully […]
11 Million Kids, 140 Countries: The Mission We've Chosen to Accept
“Mission,” is a word with a broad spectrum of associations. Mission: Impossible. Missions to outer space. The mission field. The […]