Parenting

You want to help your children follow God’s will for their lives, but how are you supposed to know that will? By focusing on what our children might do vocationally at some future point, we forget that God has appointed us to train children to follow God wherever He leads.

Let’s investigate some biblical and practical foundation pieces for us as believing fathers that will help us guide our children through the cultural pitfalls opening up all around them.

One of the most exciting and terrifying jobs of a parent is to present the decision for salvation to your children. Here are some principles I have tried to follow when working with children, including my own.

I recently read Crazy Busy, by Kevin DeYoung. It’s a great little book, and it helped me a lot. However, one chapter in particular stood out to me. The title of the chapter is “You Need to Stop Freaking Out about Your Kids.” Here are some of the highlights as well as four takeaways.

Is it my job to convict my children? Why is conviction important? How do I do it, and what are some pitfalls to avoid? This article seeks to answer those questions.

To teach our children biblically and effectively, we must employ not only lecture-style instruction but also what Lou Priolo calls “milieu instruction.” Let’s explore what “milieu instruction” is and what it looks like.

God gives every parent a special love for their kids but sometimes we as dads aren’t always good at showing it. It’s possible that one or more of these four ways to love your children will be difficult for you, but each one is important.

The basic elements of family worship are easy to accomplish–simply read, sing, and pray together!

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.