Equipping Parents for The Journey
In April of 2021, I wrote a blog post here on Parenting Pathway about the lessons we learned from our lockdown and subsequent navigation of COVID-19. This season, while difficult, taught so many of us valuable lessons about life, family, and God’s presence in our lives. Little by little, we have allowed our calendars to...
There is a trend in parenting circles called Gentle Parenting. This parenting style can be summed up in three words: empathy, understanding, and respect. This week on the blog, we're learning a bit more about this approach and looking to see what the Bible says about parenting. You might find they have more in...
As Christians, it is important for us to know how to approach disagreements in a healthy way, not only in our closest relationships, but especially as we interact with those who do not share our beliefs. How can we prepare to speak the truth in love? How can we raise our children to stand...
Who has more fear than parents?! When we become parents, sometimes all we can see is the potential for danger everywhere. Fear is a vicious cycle that can easily send us down a dark path. But God does not want us to live in this crazy cycle. This week on the blog, Michelle Flores...
No matter what your feelings are about the end of the year, it’s a milestone and something to be celebrated in whatever way your family feels best. It can be a small gesture or family celebration, a big reveal of summer plans, a gift or token to reward your kids for their hard work….anything...
As part of our Spring 2023 Parenting Pathway Class lineup, we were honored to learn from Associate Pastor David Ake and his bride, Jamie, as they discussed Marriage and Parenting with a wise and experienced panel. Learn more and watch the class recording this week on the blog. ...
What does social isolation in our teens look like? Our kids are always on their phones, they go to school, they go to church, so they are around people all the time. But are they really connecting with other teens? Social isolation is the lack of social contacts and having few people to interact...
As we approach Father's Day, Family Ministries Pastor Dave Carl challenges our view of the World's Best Dad and asks you to consider being "a Pretty Good Dad" instead. “If you were to come across The Best Father in the World, would you be able to identify him in the wild? I have never...
Our Pastor for High School Ministry, Nathan Kocurek, writes the best monthly newsletters for families in his ministry. This is not a man who is new to this field of ministry; Nathan has years of experience ministering to teens, and there is very little he has not seen. So when he recently shared a...
One of the biggest benefits of the last couple years and our journey through a global pandemic is that it has given us the opportunity to step back and really evaluate what is important. As we started to reassemble our lives after the initial shutdown, in most cases, we were more aware of what...
We are in the final weeks of 2021, and our team is getting ready for a much needed break. As my teenager says, “I’m not gonna lie…” (I always think, well good ), but this has been a long, hard year. When we turned the calendar from 2020 to 2021, I remember taking a...
It hurt my heart a little bit, when a couple weeks ago my teenager declared . . . "Thanksgiving is my least favorite holiday. I don't see the point. All we do is hang out, watch football, and eat a big meal I don't even like." It was like shooting a dagger through my...
