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DWELL: A Simple Guide for Parents
Here are a few simple suggestions for parents who would like to lead Dwell sessions at home.
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March 19, 2020
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COVID-19 and Faith Nurture
Here are some great resources for nurturing faith during the coronavirus outbreak.
March 17, 2020
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35 Tech Free, Faith Forming, Fun Activities For Families to Do at Home
Here’s one other approach to add to your list of possibilities while the kids are home. It’s tech-free, faith-forming, and fun!
March 16, 2020
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Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus
Kids need to see that their parents believe the truth of God’s faithfulness; he does not leave us to face crises like Coronavirus alone, but he walks with us through times of trouble.
February 16, 2020
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Try This at Home: 4 Resources for Lent
Like many parents, I want to increase my understanding of how our family might live into and live out of Lent. Here are four resources we’ll be using this year.
February 5, 2020
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Preparing for Easter: A Family Lenten Devotional
Kids Corner has created an easy-to-use weekly family devotional to help you and your children walk through Lent together.
February 4, 2020
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Indirect Influence: Parenting Today’s Youth
As children near adulthood, a parent's influence on shaping their faith diminishes. Here's how one dad came to that realization and what he did next.
January 28, 2020
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Help Kids Count Down to Easter With a Simple Paper Chain
At 46 days (when you include Sundays), Lent is almost twice as long as Advent. Use these simple paper chains to help children visualize the countdown to Easter.
January 19, 2020
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When Adult Children Leave the Church: Living in the Tension
When adult children leave the church, parents are often wracked with grief and guilt. But what part of this burden is really ours to carry, and what must we leave to God?
December 17, 2019
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Star Words: A Bright Idea for a Family Christmas Gift
The gift I’m giving my family this Christmas is meaningful, will last all year long, was prepared in a few minutes, and didn’t cost more than the paper on which it was printed.
September 17, 2019
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Convenient or Deliberate Discipleship?
Constant demands placed on individuals and families create what seems like little space for developing faith. We long for expanding a depth of relationship with God—but where do we find the time?
August 13, 2019
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Taking a Stand Against Bullying
As parents and school officials, we need to give our kids real help when it comes to bullying. A new ebook from Kids Corner offers some tools, grounded in Scripture, in this effort.
April 4, 2019
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Frozen Again, a Refreshed Perspective
When I first saw Frozen, I didn't quite get it. Why did it resonate with so many people? I actually remember saying I was unsure of the movie because of the “sassiness of some of the characters.” Since then, my perspective has changed.
March 22, 2019
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Grandparenting
A year ago our church, CrossPoint in Chino, Calif., started a grandparenting ministry to encourage other grandparents to meet and discuss topics of vital interest to our grandchidren.
December 13, 2018
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Four Fresh Ways to Tell the Christmas Story at Family Gatherings
Have you ever ended a family Christmas celebration and realized you’d skipped telling the story you’d gathered to celebrate? Start a new tradition this year by using one of these meaningful and fun intergenerational storytelling ideas.
November 27, 2018
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12 Easy Ideas for Keeping Family Christmas Celebrations Focussed on Jesus
Looking for ways to surround your kids with more of the biblical Christmas than the commercial one? Here are twelve of them.
June 26, 2018
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The Beauty of Sacrifice and the Joy of Giving
How do we know that our children have made the leap from following their parents’ faith to actually “walking in truth” on their own? Kristen Welch would argue for two measuring sticks: gratitude and generosity.
June 8, 2018
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Walking Toward Jesus
One mom’s story of how her child followed her heart and, with her church, was welcomed at the Lord’s Table for the sacrament of communion.
June 6, 2018
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Grandparents Discipling Grandchildren
Grandparents can have a huge impact on the faith of their grandchildren. Here are some ideas for strengthening those important discipling relationships.
May 12, 2018
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May It Be a Sweet, Sweet Sound
What if God wants us to talk to Him more like my two-year-old talks to me? Maybe He really does want the messy, the mundane, and everything in between. What an incredible thought!
May 8, 2018
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Broken Hearts
A poem by Gloria Kroeze.
May 7, 2018
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A Collection of Books for a Grace-Filled Mother's Day
What if we made a practice of celebrating year-round the women who have poured themselves into our lives? Here's a collection of books written by mums and for mums to lubricate the gears of your mothering life with grace.
May 1, 2018
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The Purpose Driven Toddler: Seven Steps to a Righteous Rugrat
Locusts. They were good enough for John the Baptist; they are good enough for your toddler.
April 5, 2018
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Every Moment Holy: New Liturgies for Daily Life
This new book helps Christians remember that the everyday things of life are important to God and are filled with his presence.
February 15, 2018
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Sinners Parenting Sinners
Without sounding too negative, it has occurred to me more than once that parenting keeps circling back around to the topic of sin management — the parents’ first of all, and then the child’s.