Equipping Parents for The Journey
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). ...
This is the face of hunger in your community. For too long I had felt that food pantries, SNAP food programs, and food donations drive were to help people in other places. But every community in this country is home to families who struggle with food insecurity including rural, and suburban communities, not just...
With great anticipation I am waiting for November 3 pass. Like you, I am waiting to exhale as the politicians battle across our country, wondering how it will end. In the last few weeks, the political struggle has crept into every corner of our lives, and it seems impossible to limit its presence. In...
In an unpredictable world we live in, predictability can anchor our children's need to feel secure. I struggled with routine and schedules for my boys when they were young, going an entire day feeling like nothing was accomplished. Some days were great, and some days we struggled to get anything completed. If we focus...
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...
Several years ago my parents moved to the Dallas area to be closer to my family. My son was young at the time and I have long valued the influence his grandparents have had on him over the years. This week Darla Hill, a member of our Care Team, challenges us to look...
We have been with our littles 24x7 for months as we navigated this pandemic. Now that we are starting to return to preschool, play activities, even church our kids seem to be suffering more or new separation anxiety. While it can be so hard to seperate from our children when they are crying, upset...
If I have been taking care of the little things in my son's life, have I also been taking care of the big things? I am specifically thinking, have I been taking care of the disciplines of his faith. Like most who read this blog, we go to church as a family, we pray...
In Part 2 of our conversation with our resident 30 something Sarah Mcfarland, and Julie MacManus our Mom raising a teenage daughter, Pastors Dave Carl and Nathan Kocurek break down what this new generation is looking to find. In our discussion we understand that this generation is looking for purpose more than anything. Unfortunately,...
Parenting Pathway Podcast looks at the strained relationship between the church and the millennial generation. This generation came of age in a period of time when institutions and leaders are perceived to have failed them. This generation is fearful of offending people and not being accepted The question is how do you show Christ's...
As we start to consider our lives post COVID-19, what seemed so important 6 months ago may no longer seem important. Is attending and being involved in your local church on that list? Have you asked yourself, why do our kids need church? Why do our families need to be engaged in their...
