Christian faith for fathers. Leading by example, prayer life, raising godly kids, walking the walk at home.
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Got mad at my 6 year old yesterday for something stupid and yelled at him in a way I'm not proud of. Then he asked me why I get angry when I'm always telling him to be kind and pat
My 10 year old asked me why God lets bad things happen to good people. His best friend's dad just died of cancer. I froze. I gave him some answer about faith and Gods plan but it f
Been married 9 years and I realize I've let my wife carry most of the spiritual load for our family. She does devotions, prays with the kids, and basically runs our faith life. Im
Our church has always taught that Sundays are a day of rest and focused on the Lord but I sometimes let my kids play video games on Sunday afternoon. My mom made a comment about it
My 7 year old lied to me about breaking my favorite coffee mug yesterday. He said the dog did it. Later my wife saw him accidentally kick it and he started crying. I had a choice t
Feeling discouraged this week about how much I'm swimming upstream trying to raise my kids with biblical values when everything around us pushes the opposite direction. School, med
Started making family prayer time non-negotiable before dinner and at bedtime about 6 months ago. My kids used to roll their eyes but now my 6 year old will remind me if we forget.
My 10 year old son deliberately destroyed something his sister made and I lost it. After I calmed down I realized I had just shown him the opposite of what we've been teaching abou
So my 7 year old caught me yelling at another driver in traffic yesterday and asked why I was being mean when I always tell him to be kind. Hit me like a ton of bricks. I realized
Been working with my kids on understanding that everything we have is a blessing from the Lord. We're talking about giving our tithe at church and being generous to those in need.
Got offered a really good paying job but it would mean traveling 3-4 weeks a month. My family comes first and I know that but the extra income would help us a lot. My wife and I ha
Had a tough conversation with my wife last night. She said she doesn't feel like I'm leading our family spiritually and it stung because she's right. I've been lazy about family de
I feel like I lose my temper too quickly with the boys. I snapped at my oldest yesterday over spilled milk and immediately felt convicted about it. I apologized and prayed with him
My teenager is starting to ask questions about stuff he sees online and at school that goes against what we believe. I want to guide him toward biblical thinking but I don't want t
My 6 year old's best friend lost his father last month and last night my boy asked me straight up why God let that happen. I froze. I gave him some answer about God's plan but man
Guys I'm struggling with this. We do family prayer at dinner but my oldest (8) just stares at his plate and my daughter rushes through it. I want them to actually connect with God
Real talk, I was getting frustrated at the grocery store yesterday and started snapping at my wife in front of the kids. Then it hit me that I just told them on Sunday to be patien
Been a Christian for 15 years but the last few months have been rough. Got super angry at my kids yesterday and yelled at them, then realized I had just read them a devotion about
So I started this thing where we pray together before bed and I'm honestly not sure if I'm doing it correctly. My 6 year old just said 'God bless the dinosaurs' and my 4 year old a
Not gonna lie, sometimes I get really anxious about what kind of world my kids are growing up in. The stuff online, the pressure they're gonna face, the way society is going. I've