Christian faith for fathers. Leading by example, prayer life, raising godly kids, walking the walk at home.
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I read all these articles about being a spiritual leader but honestly some of it feels out of touch. What does this actually mean in real life? Is it just praying with your family?
Been putting this off for way too long but sat down with my 14 year old last weekend. Not gonna lie it was awkward as heck for both of us but I'm really glad we did it. I focused o
Wondering what everyone thinks about this. My neighbor says we're too intense about faith stuff with our kids. We do church, prayer before meals, Bible stories at bedtime. We're no
Just finished Raising Godly Tomatoes by Larry Christenson and wanted to throw it out there. It's about being intentional about discipleship with your sons. Made me think differentl
I commit to pray every morning with my family and it lasts like 5 minutes then I'm rushing out the door. Feel like I'm just going through the motions and my kids can tell. Want to
Signed up to take my two oldest to help rebuild in an area that got hit hard by flooding. I'm hoping this will open their eyes to how blessed we are and also show them what it look
We made a family rule that phones stay in another room during dinner and it's been incredible. The kids actually TALK now. My 8yo told us about her day, my 11yo made jokes, my wife
This seems to be the debate that never ends. My parents spanked me, I turned out fine. But my wife is totally against it and says there's better ways. We haven't done it with our k
Got him a little chore chart so he can earn some money and we've been talking about giving to others. Last Sunday he wanted to put half his allowance in the offering without me ask
My son's friend just got diagnosed with cancer and he's asking me why God would let that happen. I gave him the Sunday school answer about how God has a plan but even as I said it
And honestly it was the most beautiful thing I've experienced as a dad. He just prayed with such pure faith and simplicity. Asked Jesus to help his little sister with her fears, th
We want to raise kids who genuinely care about serving their community not just check a box for a merit badge or whatever. We've been doing some stuff with our church but I want to
This might sound small but it's been a journey. My wife and I have been praying at meals for years but our teenagers always felt awkward. Last week I just asked them to each share
He's 17 and his buddies are throwing a party this weekend. He swears nothing crazy will happen and that he won't drink. Part of me wants to trust him but another part knows how the
Started doing Friday nights with worship music and talking about what God is teaching us that week. Nothing fancy just a guitar and some pizza and being real with each other. My ki
Our 15yo has started asking hard questions about faith and honestly some days I don't know how to answer without being defensive. He's not being rebellious, he genuinely wants to u
Lost my temper at the grocery store over something stupid. My kids saw the worst version of me. Didn't handle it with grace, didn't model Christ at all. The worst part is they're w
Wanted to give a shout out to all the wives out there who are doing the heavy lifting with the kids. Mine packed lunches for a week, got them to soccer practice early, and still ha
My kids were being loud and I just lost it on them and yelled way too hard. Then I felt like a total hypocrite because I'm always telling them to control their emotions and be pati
We're trying to figure out reasonable limits. My wife thinks I'm too strict but I see how my oldest acts when he's had too much gaming. He's moody and won't engage with the family.