Principles for Christian Parenting from the Shema

In this article, I lay out several principles for Christian parenting from the Shema. That Moses had parenting in mind as he wrote the Shema can be seen in verse 2, which says that God was to be obeyed and feared by “you and your son and your son’s son,” and in verse 7, which says that Israel needed be diligent to teach God’s Word to their children. As he was about to die, Moses was concerned about how the faith would be passed down from generation to generation. This was because the success of Israel and their remaining in...

Yuta Seki

Your Child Is Developing a Heart-shaped Worldview

Steve Lambert

Hope for Mamas with Sick Babies

Erin Ford

Parenting Gen Z

Paul Carter

‘Please Don’t Cancel Me Dad, I Need You’

Dwayne Cline

Parents, Teach your kids Theology

Wyatt Graham

To be a parent, you apparently need to be a theologian if you want to be able to answer the questions your kids have. Because as it turns out the faith of a child is a faith that asks every difficult theological question possible. Dad, why did God create Satan if he knew Satan would turn out evil? That’s a question I’ve been asked. And they don’t get easier. As parents, we need to know theology and Scripture to guide the minds and hearts of our children. Lest I am misunderstood, no, parents do not need a theology degree or...

Parents, Teach your kids Theology

Wyatt Graham

Reading the Christmas Story to Children

George Sinclair

My wife Louise and I have 9 children. Louise and I both love to read. So our kids had lots of stories read to them and told to them. I confess that Louise was by far the main reader and teller of stories. We read a wide variety of stories to our children. When it came time to read or tell a Bible story, I would say a few things to the child before and after reading the story. I would say something like the following when reading the Christmas story. This is a story from the Bible Many adults...

Reading the Christmas Story to Children

George Sinclair

Can I Love My Child Too Much?

Kim Shay

Is it possible to love our children too much? Idolatry is a sin; we know that. The first two of the Ten Commandments make this clear (Exodus 20:2–7). While we are aware that things like money, success, and possessions can become idols, how can something good, like loving our children, become an idol? When we become parents, our children become the focus of our lives. We sacrifice for them. We stay up late with them while they are sick, tend to them, and nurture them. Children are a gift from God. However, sometimes, as we love them, their happiness and...

Can I Love My Child Too Much?

Kim Shay

How to Parent Children Who Are Suffering

Sarah Dobrenski

Nine and a half years ago my husband and I sat stunned, shaken by the news our unborn child had significant health issues. Even more rattling was the urgent advisement to abort him because of the trauma that potentially faced our unborn son. Six months later he was born full-term, 4lbs, 4 oz with a brain malformation that would impact his growth and development for a lifetime. Five years later our ten-year-old daughter collapsed outside while playing with friends. An ambulance rushed us to the local children’s hospital where we learned she suffered a minor stroke. The symptoms dissipated, and...