Teaching my son about integrity
My 9yo cheated on a spelling test at school. Instead of just punishing him, I'm trying to use it as a teaching moment about honesty and what God says about integrity. We talked abo
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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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My 9yo cheated on a spelling test at school. Instead of just punishing him, I'm trying to use it as a teaching moment about honesty and what God says about integrity. We talked abo
Got to thinking about all the garbage out there targeting our kids and it hit me different when I have a daughter. Started being more intentional about teaching her what the Bible
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I really want to be the spiritual leader my family needs but honestly I struggle with my faith some days. My kids are 4 and 7 and they're starting to ask harder questions about God
So my son's goldfish died yesterday and he asked me point blank why God would let that happen. I fumbled through some answer about God having a plan and heaven and stuff but I coul
My wife and I have been talking about how to teach our kids generosity and faith with money. We're not wealthy at all, some months are tight, but we want them to understand that gi
We've been meeting Tuesday mornings before work for about 3 months now and honestly it's made me a different man. Not in some crazy way but like, I'm more patient with my kids, mor
Been thinking a lot lately about how I model faith for my boys. They see me get angry at work stuff, they hear me complain, and I wonder what kind of example that is. I try to pray
My old man was a ghost. Worked all the time or was out doing his own thing. Never went to my games, never knew my friends, never prayed with us. I'm 38 now and it still stings. But
Been dreading this for weeks but did it yesterday. My 14 year old is a good kid, stays out of trouble, but I know the world is throwing garbage at him left and right. We talked abo
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I realized recently that I was basically performing Christianity for my family instead of living it. Going to church on Sunday but then being a jerk in traffic on Monday. Losing pa
Getting frustrated with the inconsistency in our house. When the kids act out, I believe in firm correction and real consequences. My wife is more about talking it through and unde
She's 9 and asked point blank 'How do you know God is real?' and I realized I was about to give her some canned answer. Instead I told her the truth - that my faith comes from pers
Had a rough day with the boys yesterday. They were being disrespectful and I lost my patience way faster than I should have. Yelled at them and then felt terrible because I'm suppo
Been struggling with this lately. My kids are 8 and 11 and I feel like they're just going through the motions at dinner prayers. I want them to actually develop their own relations
Wife and I are planning to take our three kids down to Central America next summer to work with an orphanage. Our oldest is nervous about missing time with friends but we really fe
I'm not going to lie, I'm tearing up a little writing this. My 10 year old got $50 for his birthday and instead of asking for video games or whatever, he asked if we could give it