Chris Pennington

Children are a gift from the Lord, but like any gift, we can neglect it or overvalue it. How can you enjoy your kids to the fullest without worshiping them?

Many dads see household duties as a necessary evil, but God wants you to see them with fresh eyes. When you do, it’ll transform the everyday and bring new meaning to the mundane.

Getting married doesn't fix lust problems—it never has and it never will. But that doesn’t mean your wife has no role to play in your fight against lust. She is God’s gift to you and is a key tool in your fight for the full life.

Fighting lust is bigger than lust. God is inviting you into a full-life wholeness and lust is fighting against that experience. Embrace the full life by finding and killing the root of lust.

When fighting the sin of lust, you need more than tips and tricks. You need a real sword. God has given us the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, and you can learn to wield it by biblical meditation to fight lust and love Jesus.

Fighting against any sin can be all-consuming and lonely—this is especially true with the sin of lust. But when you fight any sin, you’re not primarily running from something; you’re running to Someone! Let’s run to Jesus together!

Dads have authorities—just like our kids! It’s hard enough to respond correctly to human authorities, but how can you respond correctly when God says “No”? As we learn how to submit to God’s Fatherly care, we’ll also learn something of the heart of the Father.

Most kids and dads don’t think about sin accurately. We tend to view sin as an inconvenience, an interruption, or a social ill. But the Bible teaches us to think and parent differently.

The job of parenting is overwhelming. How exactly do you raise a child to love, honor, know, and cherish God with all his heart, soul, and mind? In my family we’ve found faithfully sticking to a few simple practices each day shapes our home in ways that grand plans never can. In short, we’ve seen God begin to build our home through our ordinary, daily practices.