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What’s the Best Way for Parents to Discipline Their Children?

By Andy Stanley Editor’s Note: Being a parent is a daunting responsibility. How do parents know when they’re getting it “right” with their children? Is it possible for parents to know the right way to discipline their children in each situation? Andy and Sandra Stanley believe it is. In today’s post, Andy talks about how […]

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Safely Raising Fearless Kids in a Fearful World

By Amy Elizabeth Olrick Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. —Proverbs 22:6 So many things in life are beyond our control and even beyond our imagination. I think about that whenever I read an article about a tragedy involving a […]

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The Practice of Praying to a God Who Listens

By Bunmi Laditan If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you’re a parent, a grandparent, an uncle, an aunt, a caregiver in these wild and crazy times. And you need a little (or maybe a lot of) extra help. Raising and pouring love into a child is an amazing calling. But let’s be honest: it’s […]

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Are You Experiencing Empty-Nest Syndrome?

By Jim Burns On the drive home from dropping our youngest daughter off at college, my wife and I both went silent for about two hours. Periodically, I looked over at Cathy, and more than a few times, I watched a tear take a stroll down her cheek. If someone had been watching us, they […]

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Perfect for Visual Learners: the NIV Kids’ Visual Study Bible

The NIV Kids’ Visual Study Bible (Zonderkidz, 2017) (@Zonderkidz), for ages 8–12, brings the Bible to life in four-color illustrated splendor. This study Bible (website) includes a spectacular full-color interior featuring over 700 illustrations, photos, infographics, and maps on every page that visually represent key Bible information. Each page also features important facts located near […]

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Addressing the Top Three Concerns about Homeschooling

By Durenda Wilson Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. —Proverbs 22:6 Most kids have a subject or two that aren’t their favorite, but the disconnect so many kids experience between their lives and their learning has become increasingly common, not […]

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Escaping the Comparison Parent Trap

By Ann Wilson Have you ever thought to yourself, This world is so big and so dark and they’ll face so many challenges, so what do I know? What if I don’t get everything right that my kids need to learn? The training stage reveals our perceived deficiencies. We want to impart everything our kids […]

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One of the Most Empowering Gifts We Can Give Kids

By Rachel Macy Stafford Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the […]

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Why Are You Keeping Yourself So Busy?

By Melissa Camara Wilkins Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. — Mark 1:35 Busyness is complicated all on its own. You have to keep one eye on the clock, you have to remember what day […]

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The Enduring Popularity of the Adventure Bible: An Interview With Sue Richards

The top children’s Bible in the world is the Adventure Bible (Zonderkidz), published more than 30 years ago and now having more than 9 million copies in print. What makes it so popular? Why have parents, grandparents, and children all been drawn to it throughout the decades? Bible Gateway interviewed Sue Richards. [Grab your spyglass […]

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