So many of us have a “not my child” perspective or a view that we have some super power to protect our kids from the world they live in. But my heart is heavy with the need to share my own story of pornography’s impact on our family. A mom’s perspective is different from...
When They Have Seen Too Much
With free pornography on every device, a dark world is just a click away, and has only escalated its impact on our families as the pandemic continues to push everyone online. As Christian parents we must face this crisis boldly. This week we are talking about how we can step into our children's...
I’ll Have My Cake and Eat It Too, Please!
We see this in our ministry to teens and families more than you would think. We meet a family in crisis because the husband is having an affair, or the wife is emotionally disconnected. We meet teens who have watched hours and hours of porn to the extent that they are isolated, scared, and...
Straight Talk: Escaping the Grip of Pornography
How can we as parents protect our kids? How can we break free of it ourselves, and how on earth do we live with someone who is struggling with an addiction to porn? Replay audio of the Straight Talk event where discussion took place for this powerful subject from a biblical perspective. https://parentingpathway.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160318_StraightTalk_EscapingTheGrip.mp3Podcast: Play...
Dark Rooms
Most of the time when I am at home, I prefer to sit with only one or two lights on in the house. I chalk this up to a frugal dad who constantly reminded us kids that he wasn’t “paying to light the world.” Overly dramatic, yes. However, it apparently resonated into the recesses of my...
The Secret Stash
When I was a kid, there was no place you could hide a thing in my house that I would not find. In fact, I made it my business to know every nook and cranny of that place. Now, I was regularly unable to find where I left my shoes, but the important stuff, the stuff...