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Expecting The Unexpected: Living With Expectancy Rather Than Expectations

Creating expectations of how life should go can open our hearts up to disappointment. However, if we live with anticipation and expectancy of what is to come, and what God is doing in our lives, we can experience greater joy in the journey.

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How to Comfort Grown Children Grieving a Parent

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Once you’re a parent, you’re a parent for life. No matter how old they are, your kids are still your kids. As a parent, you rejoice with every high and your try to comfort and encourage in every low. So when your children experience the death of a loved one, …

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Famous Christian Women Who Changed The Modern World

As parents, it’s good to teach our children about heroic people who have shined the light of truth in their generations. Here is a list of some of great women from the past two centuries who made an impact on their world – and who can serve as role models for us today.

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Teaching Your Kids To Read The Bible

Here’s an easy way to teach your kids to dive into God’s Word: show them how to R.E.A.D. the Bible!

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You Are (Not) Enough: Finding Self-Worth in Christ

It’s our nature to look for our identity out there, but our true identity can only come from being in Christ.

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Help Kids Recognize Their Identity in Christ

Teach your kids that Jesus did for us what we could never do for ourselves: He measured up.

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Leading Your Child to Christ

Raising children to follow Christ requires your faith and trust in the Lord’s plan. Keep reading to learn how to promote your children’s spiritual growth.

Public reading of scripture will help you grow spiritually as a family. Family gathered to gether under a tree reading the bible.

Why Read the Bible Aloud as a Family?

“Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.” —1 Timothy 4:13

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How Overwhelmed Parents Make Time For God’s Word

With so many distractions, staying focused on God’s Word requires intentional effort, but it doesn’t have to be hard.

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Celebrate Lent with Your Kids this Easter

Interesting history, fun activities, and meaningful ways to prepare, reflect, and renew your hearts together.

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How to Teach Your Child To Pray Like Hannah

“I know I should teach my children to pray, but I have trouble making time for prayer myself, and does God really listen to me?”

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Christmas Activities That Focus on Jesus

Are you looking for ideas to help keep your children focused on the reason for the Christmas season?

Painful times for our kids are often when faith grows

Faith Grows in Hard Places — Even for Kids

Help kids see that God works through pain and suffering in their and other people’s lives.

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Deconstruction: Guide Your Teens Questioning Their Faith

What is considered toxic today, though, is largely determined by subjective experience, not objective truth.

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Become a Prayer Warrior for Your Child Like Hannah

Hannah’s heartfelt prayer for a child inspires us today to be prayer warriors.

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Who am I? — Your Child’s Identity

Help your children understand what it means to be a priceless creation of God, no matter their age or stage.

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26 Bible Verses to Reverse Parental Burnout

If you are experiencing parental burnout, you understand how overwhelming and exhausting it can be. Remember, you are not alone. God is ever-present in your day-to-day life and in your parenting.

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How Can I Parent My Adult Children Through Prayer?

Spending time in intimate conversation with our Heavenly Father on behalf of our kids can take away the feeling of powerlessness that we sometimes battle. These times spent with God can renew our sense of hope, open our eyes to what God is doing now in our kids’ lives, and impact our interactions with our …

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Christian Parenting Tips for Prioritizing Spiritual Education

Looking for ways to nurture your child’s faith and spiritual growth? These essential Christian parenting tips will help you raise godly kids in today’s busy world.

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Raising a Child of the King: Identity as Children of God

We need to raise children that are aware of God’s love for them and who want to serve Him. As parents, we need to daily challenge them to grow and start out on the journey to spiritual maturity.