Equipping Parents for The Journey
The two biggest events on the Christian calendar are Christmas and Easter. It is troubling that we put so little emphasis on Easter. While we are busy months in advance planning for Christmas, Easter seems to creep up on us with very little planning and focus. But Easter should be a BIG deal! This...
On Valentine's Day, we tend to focus on intimacy with our spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend, and even our children. But this week, Pastor Dave Carl asks the questions: What is the point? Why would you want a relationship with Christ if you were not dedicated or willing to develop it, nurture it, grow...
In the last year, screens have crept into every area of our lives. At first this seemed like the best solution, but now as the we start to expand life outside our pandemic bubble the pull to stay tethered to our screens seems unbreakable. Are you, or members of your family finding it hard...
Is there a fine line between parenting with grace and parenting with rules and consequences for behavior? As parents it is all too easy to jump with our first reaction and not take a minute to evaluate the situation. But this week, we are exploring the idea of parenting with grace. Parenting by...
While most families have some type of shared responsibility system, it is common to need a little tune up or reinforcement from time to time. We have talked about two concepts: 1) establishing routines and 2) engaging everyone in the operation of the family. This week we have produced a free resource for you...
The realist in me knows there are things we do in life because we have too, but there are also those things we do with passion. This week we are talking about how to find those things that fill you, feed your soul, and help you to be at your best. Finding ways to...
We are one week into the new year, the kids are back at school, most of us are back to work, and if I am honest, a little funk has set in. I am enough of a realist to know that we would not wake up on January 1st, 2021 and all of 2020...
We are wrapping up this year and ready to take a few weeks break to rest and refresh before jumping into all that lies ahead. None of us know what 2021 will look like. After all, when 2020 kicked off we were full of optimism and hope for the new decade. None of us...
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...
Many parents made the decision to homeschool, or virtual school in the heat of a hot and contentious COVID-19 Summer. Many of those same parents are now looking at the school books, paper, and computer strewn across their dining room table thinking what have we done. For every family who thoroughly enjoys...
Student Ministry Pastor Nathan Kocurek shares 4 tips for overcoming: stressing about being cool (acceptance), stressing about grades (insecurity), stressing about parents (independence), and stressing about relationships (identity). ...
A few months ago my family and I started strategically focusing on prayer during our family time. We took time to write down our conversation and prayer requests. Sometimes the requests were big things, such as looking for a job, or small things such as looking forward to some sunshine the next day. We...
