How Adoption Mirrors God’s Love for the Fatherless
Amy DiMarcangelo
Throughout history, God has faithfully used Christians to play a pivotal role in orphan care. Until Christ’s return—when he brings full restoration and makes all things new—we’re called to continue this work.
Podcast: Why Every Christian Should Care about Adoption (Russell Moore)
Russell Moore shares his own family’s adoption journey, explaining why adoption is important for all Christians—even those who never actually adopt.
What to Do with Mom Guilt on Mother's Day
Courtney Reissig
If you struggle with guilt over your parenting, consider that God does not require perfection from you.
Podcast: How to Intentionally Disciple Your Kids (Lindsey Carlson)
Lindsey Carlson discusses what it looks like for parents to thoughtfully disciple teenagers during a pivotal point in their lives.
Never Forget: You Need What Your Kids Need
William P. Smith
It’s helpful for our kids to hear that they’re not alone in their struggles and that you're not perfect either—but Jesus is.
Parents, Don’t Miss God’s Plan for the Mundane
Matt Chandler,
Adam Griffin
God is a personal God, and you have the chance to continually reintroduce your family to him while praising him for who he is and what he’s done.
Introducing a Bible Study Resource for Kids
Learn more about this resource designed to lead children ages 6–12 to a personal encounter with Jesus Christ.
Teaching Your Kids Gratitude in the Media Age
William P. Smith
Media doesn’t create a sense of entitlement—a sense of “I deserve”—but it fuels that belief by holding in front of our eyes what others have and do.
11 Notable Quotes from Parenting
As caregivers, parents act as ambassadors of God’s love and care to their children.
A Compelling Reason to Have Kids
Gloria Furman
One of the reasons our children are given as a heritage from the Lord is so that we can know and love our heavenly Father more and more.
Answering Kids’ Hardest Questions: Does God Love Everyone the Same?
Ginger M. Blomberg
God hates the sin that’s in us, but he sent his son Jesus to pay the penalty for our sins so that we can have a relationship with him.
How to Show Your Kids Grace This Christmas
Jessica Thompson
In this season, the very message we have staked our lives on gets obscured by the message of the world.
Why God’s Promises Are Important for Kids Too
William R. Osborne
The struggles and complexities of life teach us through the years that we must rely on our heavenly Father. How are God’s promises also for our little ones?
Super Mom versus Messy Mom
Courtney Reissig
It's easy to idolize both the "super mom" identity and the "messy mom" identity—instead, let faithfulness and service be your standard.
Motherhood Is for the Faint of Heart
Gloria Furman
You may have read on a greeting card somewhere that motherhood is not for the faint of heart. Don't believe it.
Play-Doh, Flannelgraphs, and Teaching Kids Biblical Theology
Stephen J. Nichols
When we teach the stories of the Bible without helping them connect those stories, we’re giving them puzzle pieces only without the context of the larger picture.
Children Are Born Persons
Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
Try a simple experiment. Take a small child on your knee. Respect him. Do not see him as something to prune, form, or mold.
The Value of Your Work Isn't Attached to a Dollar Sign
Courtney Reissig
I don’t want to diminish the need to pay people a fair wage for the work they do. But it is important for us to see work as a contribution, and not always with a dollar sign attached to it.
Help! My Teen Struggles with Self-Image
Jen Oshman
From its beginning, the self-esteem movement has been crushing. And the movement hasn’t dissipated over the last generation or two, it has only intensified.
10 Things You Should Know about Family Discipleship
Adam Griffin
In Jesus's call to make disciples everywhere and to teach his commandments entirely, we can be absolutely sure that this imperative includes those disciples we will make in our own homes.
3 Ways Youth Leaders Can Help Parents
Cameron Cole
Many youth pastors are young, but they still have valuable insights on teenagers that can be of great help to parents.
A Mother's Testimony of Peace
Gloria Furman
All around the world, God is giving and sustaining life to the praise of his grace.
An Implicit Biblical Command for Families
David Murray
Don’t let perfection become the enemy of progress. Keep a regular time of family worship and encourage your kids to explore the Bible together with you.
11 Notable Quotes from Missional Motherhood
Gloria Furman
There is eternal value in even the most mundane moments if the Great Commission informs how we’re thinking about all of life, including what it means to be a mom.
How the Gospel Speaks to Motherhood
The gospel has a practical effect on every aspect of life, including the way you raise and shepherd your children.
Why Parenting Is One of the Most Significant Callings
Paul David Tripp
Nothing is more important in your life than being one of God’s tools to form a human soul.
Podcast: Confronting the Idols of Body Image, Sex, Abortion, and Motherhood (Jen Oshman)
Jen Oshman discusses the many empty promises that the culture of the modern world makes that run counter to the clear teaching of Scripture and God's good plan for us.
Why It’s Surprisingly Easy to Reward Disobedience
Sam Crabtree
Reward the behaviors you want and don’t reward the behaviors you don’t want.
Why Work in the Home Matters to God
Courtney Reissig
The first thing we need to understand regarding why stay at home work matters to God is that God created us for work.
Parenting Is a Holy Vocation
Mary J. Moerbe,
Gene Edward Veith Jr.
God joins together the family to share the work of providing daily bread, protection, guidance, and instruction.