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Teach Your Teens to Cultivate a Vibrant Prayer Life

One way to help your teens cultivate a close connection with God is through prayer. And you can teach them how to do this.

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Your Identity: Artfully Made and Intentionally Crafted

Embracing your God-given identity that is developed through your relationship with the One who loves you and knows you best

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Does God Really Exist?

Michael Ross offers tips for answering skeptics who ask the question: “Does God Really exist?”

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Studying the Bible as a Family

Have you relied wholly on the church to teach your kids Scripture? God says that’s your job as their parent. Here’s how you can help your children learn about God’s Word.

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How to Read the Bible — as a Family

One activity that doesn’t naturally rise to the top in most homes is reading the Bible together. Here is an idea for how to find the time for this activity.

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Why is Advent Important?

Advent is a time of hope. When we show our children Advent’s profound truths, they receive a higher hope than anything this world can offer.

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Celebrating Advent as a Family: Parent’s Guide to Meaningful Christmas Traditions

Celebrating Advent is a beautiful way for families to create meaningful traditions, and remember God’s promises to send a Messiah, and how Jesus Christ fulfilled those prophecies.

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How to Reduce Grumbling and Increase Gratitude

Will you take the challenge to stop grumbling for a year? Tricia Goyer’s family did.

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How to Engage a Teen Wrestling With Faith

Has your teen decided to “give up the faith”? Get insight into how parents can engage with their prodigals.

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Witchcraft: What Christian Parents Need to Know

Witchcraft is a difficult subject to broach in Christian circles. Many people are so uncomfortable with it, they don’t even want to discuss it, and don’t believe it is real.

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Why Has Astrology Become So Popular With Teens?

Astrology has saturated social media, teens are drawn to it believing it is harmless.

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Bible Verses for Depression: A Parent’s Guide

There is power in verses of the Bible that speak to depression.

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A Prayer For My Kids to Withstand Pressure Throughout the School Year

Father, I come to you with a humble heart.

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The Foundation for a Joyful Life

As a new parent, I recently realized that my husband and I will be our newborn daughter’s blueprint for how to navigate the world.

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What Gen Zers Believe About God

Insights for parenting a new generation

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Nurturing Their Faith: Supporting Adult Children Who Are Questioning God

I have always loved praying for our kids, but now more than ever I treasure the time I can spend talking to God about how He is working in their adult lives.

Nurturing the Faith: Encouraging Grandkids to Read the Bible

Never before has passing on our heritage of faith been more important.

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Tips to Guide Your Child’s Spiritual Growth

There is misconception that children should find their faith completely on their own.

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A Simple Way to Start Family Devotions

Simple, practical and fun ways to start—or start again—family devotions that the entire family will connect with.

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10 Bible Verses Your Grandchildren Will Love

Speaking into our grandchildren’s lives through Scripture is a privilege.