The first step to letting them make their own choices is to allow them to make their own choices some of the time. As your kids get older, its ok to let them say no to you. This does two things: It lets them feel independent and it shows your children that you...

You have a particular race that God has set before you to run. You are not to run someone else's race, for God has a specific race for each of us. I love New Year's Day because I have a day off to pray, and set some goals for the new year. It is important to set...

If I could do my parenting all over again, I would spend less time on teaching my kids to obey me and spend more time teaching them to make wise choices. Please don’t misunderstand me. It is good for children to obey their parents, but it is better for children to...

I have a confession to make. There have been some years that I did not look forward to Christmas. I have some good Christmas memories and some not so good memories.I grew up in a very dysfunctional family.  I remember coming home from Kindergarten one day and...

Ten years ago as I was writing a new curriculum on holiness, I was thinking about how many revivals throughout church history have ended up in legalism. They started out as genuine moves of God but ended up as a list of rules to follow.I didn’t want this new...

It used to really bug me that many families seemed more committed to attending organized sports each weekend than going to church together. Then I asked myself this question: "Is it possible that a Little League organization does a better job at bringing families...

I'm still amazed at how many parents and even preachers don't believe that God can use children in a supernatural way when the Bible has many stories of God using kids and teenagers. God Uses KidsAsk yourself these questions:  Is the Bible the Word of God? Do you...

Does God speak to kids? Emphatically, YES! God spoke to kids and teens in the Bible and He still speaks to kids today. As parents and leaders, we need to teach our kids how to hear the voice of God for themselves. Three Parts of Man Before we can teach children how...

On September 11, 2001, everything changed in America. Our nation began fighting a new kind of war. Children across America began to deal with grief, sorrow, and fears that they have never faced before. How do we minister to children during times of crisis? First we...

The Bible says that God has given to everybody a certain measure of faith. (Romans 12:3) Everybody that is born again has general faith. General faith is different from the gift of faith. The gift of faith is one of the nine gifts of the spirit. Everybody does not...

One day as Jesus was passing through a certain village a friend, Martha, invited Him and His disciples into her home. Martha had a sister Mary and a brother Lazarus. They were good followers of the "Good News." On this particular visit as soon as Jesus entered,...