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I Will Tell Her A Million Times
For seemingly the millionth time yesterday, my four-year-old daughter threw herself on the floor, distraught and overcome, because she had to share something that belonged to her. Tears flowed, feet...
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Kids and Missional Communities – What About Bible Studies?
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been writing on the topic of children and Missional Communities. Specifically, I’ve shared suggestions on how families can be successful at each of three different types...
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6 Dangers You MUST Address To Save Your Youth Group (And What To Do About It)
We hear many stories of teenagers being saved during those formidable youth group years. By the grace of God, many meet Jesus after hearing the Gospel at a lock-in or while building a campfire at a...
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What If My Kids Aren’t Welcome In My Community?
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been posting on how children could be incorporated into the life of a Missional Community. I outlined three different types of gatherings – the Family Meal, LTGs, and a...
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Parents – We Can’t Save Our Kids
I grew up scared into saying a prayer of salvation. I definitely didn’t want to go to hell, so I accepted an invitation to follow Jesus instead. I mean, who wouldn’t choose that? I was a part of the...
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Preparing Teens for College (and Adulthood)
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. (Psalm 127:4) Raising teens to be faithful Christian adults has never been easy. Like us, our children enter this world as sinners...
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4 Ways to Serve Others with Little Ones at Home
Ah, I feel I am just now emerging from the great fog that surrounds moms with newborns and toddlers at home. My kids are now 6, 5 and 3 – which means that we survived days with three kids ages three...
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Put This On Your Calendar
I’ve always been bothered by the amount of time we (me included) are willing to spend planning, prioritizing, brainstorming, etc… as it relates to our business versus the amount of time we are willing...
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Kids Don’t Stick to the Script
Over the past few months, I’ve been trying to answer the question of how children can be incorporated into the life of a Missional Community. I outlined three different types of gatherings for MCs –...
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The Hope of Imperfect Moms
I sat on the couch reflecting on what a disaster the last hour of the night had been. My husband was out and I’d struggled through bedtime routine with our three kids. Again and again they got...
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It Takes a Village to Raise Kids
When Aaron and I were dating we had two couples in our lives that mentored us and helped us in our journey with the Lord and with each other. They were probably a little bit younger than we are now,...
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Helping Your Children Fight Procrastination
I won’t tell you how to parent your kids. I can think of fifty good reasons why that’s the case, but I think the best one is that I don’t have any children of my own, which… seems like a pre-rec to...
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Turning Your Child’s Focus Inside Out
Coming from a large family, I know firsthand how skilled siblings are at comparing, especially when it‘s to their advantage. “His piece of cake is bigger than mine!”… “Why does she get to stay up later...
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8 Thoughts to Encourage Your Kids in Schoolwork
Most parents have an innate desire for their children to do well in school. Sure, parents want to see their children succeed in life, and getting good grades school can be an indicator of future...
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How Suffering Is An Opportunity for Mission
In this video, Paul Tripp explains how suffering is an opportunity for mission. Tweet this: “Our tragedies preach the Gospel.” @PaulTripp GET EQUIPPED FOR MISSION Resources for Following Jesus on...
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Halloween Is Not Important
Tweet this: “Can we please stop judging each other and breaking fellowship over a simple day?” @thejesslou Halloween is controversial for Christians, and especially for Christian parents. There are...
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Instilling Identity In Your Kids This Halloween
Most Christian blogs on Halloween I have read assume that there are two basic camps for how Christian families celebrate this holiday: those who fully participate in order to be on mission, and those...
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Our Closest, Forgotten Mission Field
The largest group of not-yet-believers we may ever interact with lives under our own roofs. There are many answers to the question, “who is my mission field?” But as I often tell parents, there’s no...
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How To Tell If Your Child Is Ready For Baptism
Baptism is an important step that a believer in Christ takes to share with the world that they are a Christian. As your children see others get baptized, or read about Jesus getting baptized in their...
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When Is Safe Too Safe?
It was one of those nights on the Canadian prairies. The violent thunderclaps, flashing lightning and gale force winds had brought us to this place – hiding in the basement. Why the basement? My mother...
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