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How to Mark Your Child's First and Last Day of School

Sooo, I was assigned to write an article on “Liturgy for the First and Last Years of School for Our […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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What to Say When Your Child Doubts Christianity

She came into my bedroom with a serious look on her face. As a dad of four daughters, I’ve seen […]

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Raise Kids Who Love Their Neighbors: Gospel Witness Starts at Home

Who is my neighbor? When a man asked Jesus this question in Luke 10:29, Jesus responded with the parable of […]

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Discipling the Disciplers: Why Your Job Isn't Just the Kids

Episode Summary In this episode, Mike Handler sits down with Sam Luce to challenge a default assumption in children’s ministry: […]

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Defining the Discipleship Stalemate

Episode Summary In this episode of the Child Discipleship Podcast, Matt Markins and Mike Handler tackle one of the most […]

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Make This Summer Meaningful: Establish a Family Summer Discipleship Rhythm

Ah, summer. Just the word evokes the sensations of warm days playing games in the yard, evenings spent roasting marshmallows […]

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The Love of The Father

On this special Father’s Day episode, co-hosts Matt Markins and Mike Handler explore the complicated emotions the holiday can stir […]

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Belong, Believe, Become at Home

Every parent hits a point where they realize—this isn’t just harder than before, it’s an entirely different world. Our children […]