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Dads, don't use a poor upbringing as an excuse for failing your kids. Establish a daily practice of reading and talking about the Bible in your home.

If you want to lead your family well, love your wife. If you want to love your wife well, take time to ask her intentional questions about her heart and your marriage. Here are five starter questions to regularly ask your wife so you can lead her, love her, and care for her well.

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?

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.

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.

Many Christian parents are looking for a formula to ensure that their children trust Christ as Savior and please Him with their lives. Unfortunately, such a formula doesn’t exist. You must work and pray to the end that your children know and faithfully follow God. This is the work of shepherding your child’s heart. In order to do this work, you must understand that your children are the products of two things: shaping influences and Godward orientation.

Why doesn’t the slogan, “Do as I say, not as I do” ever work with your kids? Because often when it comes to parenting, “actions speak louder than words.” If you are going to effectively disciple your children, they need to see that YOU walk with God!

Because our kids are always listening, we should pay attention to what we say. Here are 5 things your kids need to hear you say.