Why do Christian schools cost so much???
Looking at options for next year and I'm getting sticker shock. We want our kids in an environment that reinforces our values but these tuition numbers are crazy. Public school wit
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Christian faith for fathers. Leading by example, prayer life, raising godly kids, walking the walk at home.
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Looking at options for next year and I'm getting sticker shock. We want our kids in an environment that reinforces our values but these tuition numbers are crazy. Public school wit
I don't want to sound blasphemous but I'm going through a season where I'm questioning a lot of stuff about faith and God and the Bible. I still believe and I'm still trying to lea
Today was one of the best days of my life. My wife and two kids all got baptized this morning and I got to be there for all of it. Been praying for my family's salvation for so lon
Had a moment tonight that got me. We were reading a Bible story about Jesus and my second grader just laid out the most beautiful understanding of grace I've heard in a while. Made
Real talk. I lose my temper with my kids over stupid stuff like spilled milk or not listening the first time. Then I'm supposed to teach them about patience and self control? I pra
Don't get me wrong I love our church community but lately I've been noticing so much fakeness. Guys acting all holy on Sunday then talking trash about their neighbors on Monday. Wo
In the best way possible. My 9 year old was playing with her friend and just naturally started talking about God and Jesus and her friend asked to pray. My wife told me about it an
Okay so her parents are constantly telling our kids to ignore our rules when they visit. We said no screens before bed but grandma lets them play on tablets till 10pm. We're trying
If you haven't read Focus on the Family's 'Raising Boys' by John Eldredge, do yourself a favor. Changed how I think about fatherhood completely. Instead of trying to be a perfect s
Been wanting to live out my faith at work instead of just keeping it to Sunday. Started meeting 2 guys from my team every Thursday morning before work to read scripture and pray. I
My 12 year old asked me why he should believe in God if bad things happen to good people. I froze. I tried to explain theodicy but honestly I'm not sure I did a great job. How do y
I work with a bunch of guys who I genuinely like and respect. We hang out on weekends sometimes. But I feel like I'm hiding a huge part of who I am by not talking about my faith mo
Don't even know how to process this or what to do. Had a conversation with him about it. He's ashamed, I'm sad, but we're going to work through it together. Asking for prayer on th
If you're not listening to Desiring God yet you're missing out. John Piper has a whole section on being a godly father and it's conviction mixed with hope every time. I listen duri
Been dreading this for months but I sat down with my 14 year old yesterday and we talked about sex, relationships, and keeping himself pure before marriage. It was awkward as heck
Got really angry at my wife yesterday over something stupid and said things I shouldn't have said. Our kids witnessed the whole thing. I felt ashamed but then I realized this might
I'm terrible at follow through. I'll set a consequence and then not actually enforce it because I feel bad or I'm tired. My 9yo has figured this out and now does whatever because h
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