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Conversations essential to family culture can tempt us to gossip. Why do we gossip in the home? What havoc can this vice wreck in our homes?

What should fathers do when they feel like frequent failures? Grasp the Rock of the Word for strength, stability, and grace.

How can you help your teenager behave in a manner pleasing to God? How do you help him or her grow into a committed disciple of Jesus Christ? According to the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 4:17–32, you must begin with the gospel. New birth produces new behavior.

Teaching your children is a 24-hour God-given responsibility but the atmosphere is not always conducive for a formal time of instruction. How do you create natural teaching times with your kids or identify those moments that are best for communicating with them? Ron Perry gives very practical advice for dads about creating, finding, and seizing teachable moments.

As parents we are to ensure that our children are guided to entertainment that does not detract from their call to holy living for God’s glory. Here are some Scriptural benchmarks or checks that will help govern our family entertainment choices.

Our children are constantly exposed to and pursuing various forms of entertainment. We have an opportunity as dads to direct them to the perfect guide that can help them think through and wisely consume all forms of entertainment. Let’s go to God’s wonderful Word to find truths and principles that can guide our kids’ entertainment choices.

The Bible is your best parenting power tool, but you must know how to use it. 2 Timothy 3:16–17 says that the Bible has four uses, the first of which is “doctrine.” We use the Bible for doctrine when we instill a Christian worldview into our children using the Bible.

Most in our society have low expectations for teenagers, but God wants you to help them grow in knowledge and grace. Starting with this biblical expectation makes all the difference in parenting teens.

In the barrage of information, voices, and opinions coming your way in 2022, how are you going to find true wisdom? Brett McCracken’s The Wisdom Pyramid provides a paradigm that can help orient your heart and mind this year toward God and His wisdom.