Equipping Parents for The Journey
In part one of our Parenting Pathway Podcast series Raising Children in a Modern World, Family Ministry Pastor Dave Carl has a conversation with Linda Wylie, Ministry Leader of Student Ministries, and Chrissy Smith, Pastoral Leader of Stonebriar Women. There is a growing trend with young people today, especially those raised in church: they...
In part three of our Parenting Pathway Podcast: Raising Boys to be Christian Men, Family Ministry Pastor Dave Carl continues his conversation with Associate Pastors Nathan Kocurek and David Ake about raising boys to be men in a culture where boys are seldom taught about manhood, using John Eldredge’s book The Way of the Wild...
Close your eyes and let your mind go with me to a place where your child always behaves and responds immediately to your directions or requests. Each time you ask your child to do something, it is done with a “yes”, a smile, and no temper tantrums or questions. Take a deep breath and...
Both of my parents passed away this time last year. Having my first Mother’s Day and Father’s Day without them this year, I have understandably been thinking a lot about their legacy to me and my family. With Father’s Day upon us, I want to focus on what I learned from my dad. My...
Of the hundreds of cartoons I grew up watching as a kid, one of the strangest was Popeye the Sailor Man. It was quite weird, and I never really liked it very much. I did not DIS-like it enough to actually set down my bowl of dry Captain Crunch cereal, get up off the...
In Part 2 of our Parenting Pathway Podcast: Raising Boys to be Christian Men, Family Ministry Pastor Dave Carl continues his conversation with Associate Pastors Nathan Kocurek and David Ake about raising boys to be men in a culture where boys are seldom taught about manhood. Using John Eldredge’s book The Way of the...
Being handy around the house sometimes involves things that go beyond the broken faucet or the leaking toilet. As a Christian husband and father, I sometimes have to do some heart repair, as well. For a DIY blog, this will be a little off-topic . . . but is it really? Recently, I had...
I was a great mom before I had kids. Think about it. Weren’t you? I witnessed things in stores I would “never” let my child do. I observed relationship struggles between teens and parents I knew I’d “never” have because I had more self-control. And for goodness sake, my baby would always wear stain-free...
Written by special guest Jamie Ake—wife, mom, and amazing woman—learning to walk with Christ every day. Thank you for sharing your heart with us, Jamie. Let me give you a quick tour of my life… I am the mom of a child with special needs who has been diagnosed as medically frail. Like most...
Testimony of Raymond’s job loss and journey to healing, provided by John Luse, Director of Frisco Connect Job Networking Group at Stonebriar Community Church May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13...
Parenting Pathway Podcast is hosted by Pastor Dave Carl. A discussion about raising boys to be men in a world where men are not taught what that looks like. When David’s time to die drew near, he commanded Solomon his son, saying, “I am about to go the way of all the earth. Be...
Shared by Nathan Kocurek, Associate Pastor Student Ministries at Stonebriar Community Church, the true story of Michaela, one of his former students. The Gap Year is typically an academic year taken by a student as a break between high school and college. For Christian kids, the idea becomes a missional Gap Year. It can include...
