https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:55:08 +0000 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:07:02 +0000 Liturgies for Parents https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/liturgies-parents Why is parenting so hard? Staci Devries https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/liturgies-parents Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:07:02 +0000 Talking to Your Kids About War: Informed and in Prayer https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/talking-your-kids-about-war-informed-and-prayer “Dad, why are those two countries fighting?” “Mom, what’s happening to them?” “Is anybody going to help them?” Has your child ever been upset by something in the news? Ron VandenBurg https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/talking-your-kids-about-war-informed-and-prayer Tue, 08 Mar 2022 14:50:46 +0000 Broken Hearts https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/broken-hearts I sat with three Moms today: One whose baby had died. One whose baby is dying. One whose baby is going to die. I saw the agony in their eyes of losing, nearly losing, someone so dear. I saw the heaviness of their shoulders. Gloria Kroeze https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/broken-hearts Tue, 08 May 2018 19:23:59 +0000 A Collection of Books for a Grace-Filled Mother's Day https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/collection-books-grace-filled-mothers-day In 1914, when Woodrow Wilson signed the proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as a national holiday to celebrate mothers, there’s no way he could have predicted the century of retail hoopla and family angst that would ride on the coattails of his intention to simply honor mothers and Michele Morin https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/collection-books-grace-filled-mothers-day Mon, 07 May 2018 18:28:32 +0000 10 Ways for Families to Engage Kids in Worship https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/10-ways-families-engage-kids-worship All four of my kids play basketball. Although our youngest, Tara, was toted along to all of her sibling’s games, wore their jerseys, and grew up in a home with a ball in every corner, that’s not how she learned the game. She learned the game by playing. Karen DeBoer https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/10-ways-families-engage-kids-worship Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:03:34 +0000 Living Like Jesus in Day-To-Day Relationships https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/living-jesus-day-day-relationships Family Fire: Stoking the Spirit’s flame at home Christopher Hunt https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/living-jesus-day-day-relationships Mon, 09 Nov 2015 19:35:40 +0000 Following God’s Course in Navigating Healthy Family Relationships https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/following-gods-course-navigating-healthy-family-relationships Family Fire: Stoking the Spirit’s flame at home Christopher Hunt https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/following-gods-course-navigating-healthy-family-relationships Tue, 09 Jun 2015 17:33:47 +0000 Blessing Our Children and Teaching Them to Pray https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/blessing-our-children-and-teaching-them-pray Family Fire: Stoking the Spirit’s flame at home Christopher Hunt https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/blessing-our-children-and-teaching-them-pray Tue, 05 May 2015 12:53:48 +0000 Shepherding the Next Generation to Faith https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/shepherding-next-generation-faith Family Fire: Stoking the Spirit’s flame at home Christopher Hunt https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/shepherding-next-generation-faith Mon, 06 Apr 2015 18:27:07 +0000 Family Fire: How Do I Forgive? https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/family-fire-how-do-i-forgive Family Fire. Stoking the Spirit’s flame at home. Christopher Hunt https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/family-fire-how-do-i-forgive Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:34:57 +0000 Claiming Our Spiritual Identity in Family and Home https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/claiming-our-spiritual-identity-family-and-home Family Fire: Stoking the Spirit's Flame at Home Christopher Hunt https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/claiming-our-spiritual-identity-family-and-home Mon, 10 Nov 2014 18:16:57 +0000 Family Fire: Stoking the Spirit’s Flame at Home https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/family-fire-stoking-spirits-flame-home The family is the crucible of discipleship. For parents, Christ’s Great Commission begins with their own children. Indeed, the home is the frontline for teaching the gospel of salvation to our children and nurturing them in the love of Christ. Christopher Hunt https://network.crcna.org/topic/children-youth/parenting/family-fire-stoking-spirits-flame-home Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:32:40 +0000