Christian Home and Family
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The purpose of this blog is Equipping you to build generational faithfulness in your family and all three of the things you are wanting for you and your family go into accomplishing that goal.
Christian Home and Family
2y ago
This is the last of the “chapters” in my Family Foundations series, aimed at helping you create a Christ-centered home. In case you haven’t noticed I want to draw two important things to your attention. #1: So far I’ve said very little about many of the things typically addressed in a series about a Christ-centered ..read more
Christian Home and Family
2y ago
Teen dating seems to be the norm… but we’ve decided that our kids will not date until they are 18. This post is not about dating VS courtship… so you can relax. This post is about the wisdom (or lack of wisdom) that is inherent in the cultural practice of dating… and what can be ..read more
Christian Home and Family
2y ago
Our culture tends to be a really self centered. There is not much grace for the personal weakness of others. And so, in step with our culture, a lot of the things that you hear talked about when it comes to the difficulties of married life have to do with one of the partners being ..read more
Christian Home and Family
2y ago
How a commitment to personal freedom is gutting Christian parenting… A while back my wife and I were talking about absolutes… As we sat over coffee at our favorite local hangout (my favorite drink is a “Honey Badger,” with a little extra “badger” – you should try one), we were trying to soak in the ..read more
Christian Home and Family
2y ago
Why would I throw in my thoughts on such a popular and written-to-death sort of subject? Because what I consider to be the KEY to raising godly children has not been said enough, or loudly enough. The key to raising godly children is to first be a godly parent. Don’t hear me saying you ..read more
Christian Home and Family
2y ago
A spiritual leader is not the person who has all the right, holy-sounding answers. A spiritual leader is a person who humbly goes first in serving others. That’s one of the many lessons I’ve learned about what it means to be a spiritual leader in my family over the past almost-30 years. This episode of ..read more
Christian Home and Family
2y ago
I hope it’s your desire to learn everything you need to know about parenting from the Bible. I say that because, in my experience, the Bible is all we need. Psychology has its place, as do good books from Christian authors. But in the end, the truth expressed in scripture about how we live our ..read more
Christian Home and Family
2y ago
The foundation of a marriage is an important thing. It’s not something to be taken lightly. This episode was the final session I gave on Sunday morning at a recent marriage retreat. The notes below are my speaking outline from that event. Subscribe to the CHAF Podcast On Android | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher ..read more
Christian Home and Family
2y ago
The kind of marriage connection you want is possible… But you have to understand that it’s built upon other things – the individual relationships you and your spouse have with God through Christ, AND the healthy, ongoing communication you establish with each other. Only then, can the connection and unity you desire in your marriage ..read more
Christian Home and Family
2y ago
In a Christian marriage, communication is one of the foundational things that enables man and wife to live together in harmony. But more important is the WHY it’s so vital. It’s because without communication a wife and her husband are unable to understand the state of the other’s ongoing commitment to Christ and be of ..read more