Why is it that when a preacher or a priest commits an immoral act, it’s bigger news than when, say a plumber, commits the same act? It’s because ministry is a character profession. It’s a profession designed to teach God’s character to others. Guess what? Parenting is...

All kinds of digital screens are flashing worldly values in front of kids at a pace that feels impossible to keep up with. What can we do to combat media values? Let’s start by getting a grip on the whole picture by breaking media values down into four categories and...

Have you ever struggled with assurance of your salvation? If you have, you can be certain that children do too. Today I want to help you, help them, have assurance of their salvation. Assurance is important because it allows for peace-of-mind-thoughts like, “God loves...

Rest is underrated by kids. A Johns Hopkins study shows kids need 8 to 8 ½ hours of sleep a night, and that increases by another hour into the teen years. Spiritual rest is underrated as well. Do your kids or the kids you teach in church participate in sports? Or do...

Our spiritual life is made up of several individual skills or disciplines. Do your kids or the kids you teach in church participate in sports? Or do they have a favorite athletic activity? If so, you have an opportunity to use it as an illustration to help kids...

Do your kids or the kids you teach in church participate in sports? Or do they have a favorite athletic activity? If so, you have an opportunity to use it as an illustration to help kids understand spiritual health. Athletes learn to care about diet, exercise, skill...

Do your kids or the kids you teach in church participate in sports? Or do they have a favorite athletic activity? If so, you have an opportunity to use it as an illustration to help kids understand spiritual health. Anyone who is athletic and wants to excel in their...

Use These Five Ways to Teach Kids to Be Global ChristiansHow can we help our kids view themselves as part of the global church? I had an interesting conversation in a restaurant with someone who was visiting the United States from Argentina. He was eager to interview...

Teach Kids about God through COVID RestrictionsOne thing that was made abundantly clear during COVID restrictions, is that when we don’t have the opportunity to connect with others, we suffer. Why is that? Because we were made in the image of God, our desire for...