Christian faith for fathers. Leading by example, prayer life, raising godly kids, walking the walk at home.
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Real talk. I'm preaching forgiveness to my kids but holding grudges against my brother and some guys at church. My daughter called me out on it last week without even realizing it.
Started doing 5 minute prayers with my kids before school about 3 months ago and man I gotta say this has been the best decision I've made as a dad. My 7 year old prayed for his te
We were driving home from soccer practice and out of nowhere my 10 year old asks why God let his best friend's dad die last month. I honestly froze. Had no idea what to say. We end
My wife suggested we do this together and man am I glad she did. Every morning before school I sit with my 12 year old and we write down 3 things we're praying about that day. Then
My 12 year old is getting into middle school next year and I'm worried about him fitting in. I want him to have confidence in his faith but also not be that weird kid at school. Ho
My 11 year old came home saying some kids were making fun of him for praying before lunch. He didn't want to do it anymore because he felt embarrassed. I told him it's okay to be d
Some nights I lie in bed and wonder if I'm doing this right. My kids are good kids but are they growing in faith? Are they seeing Jesus in me? Am I praying enough, teaching enough,
My oldest asked me yesterday why God lets bad things happen if he loves us. I froze. I gave some answer about free will but honestly I don't think it landed. How do you guys handle
My son asked me if I ever struggle with sin. Good question right? I want to be honest and show him that following Jesus is real and hard not fake and easy. But I also don't want to
Just want to give glory to God today. One year ago I hit rock bottom and made the decision to get clean. My family didn't believe in me at first obviously but I kept showing up and
My oldest just asked me why he should believe in God if I'm always stressed and complaining about work. Honestly it hit me hard because he's right. I'm not living what I'm preachin
I see a lot of posts about praying with the kids and going to church but I'm curious what your personal prayer life looks like. Do you pray every day? Morning and night? Just when
Been struggling lately. My 7 year old spilled juice all over my work laptop and I completely lost it. Yelled at him, made him cry. Felt convicted immediately but the damage was don
Feels like we go to church on Sunday and then live however we want the rest of the week. But actual discipleship means living it out daily right? My kids see me at church being all
Just had a parent teacher conference where they're pushing sex ed that conflicts with what we're teaching. Not trying to shelter my kids but I want them grounded in Scripture befor
She says the kids aren't her vibe and she'd rather do volleyball. I know I can't force her to go but man this is hard. We've been going to church as a family her whole life and she
Feel like I sound like a broken record saying no to gaming and YouTube. My kids think we're the strictest parents ever. But then I see kids with unlimited access and honestly it sc
I get so fired up about spending time with God and then two weeks in I'm skipping days. Then I feel guilty which makes me skip more. Anyone else deal with this cycle? I know consis
We started doing 10 minutes every morning before breakfast where we read a verse, pray, and just talk about what God's doing. Our kids actually ASK for it now. My oldest even broug
I take my family every Sunday and I'm grateful for our church community but sometimes the pastor says something that feels so disconnected from real life. Like today he was talking