Christian faith for fathers. Leading by example, prayer life, raising godly kids, walking the walk at home.
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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
Trying to teach my kids right from wrong but don't want them growing up with toxic shame like I did. My 6 year old lied about breaking a cup and I want to address it but I also don
So my 7 year old asked me why I don't pray before bed anymore like I used to. Hit me like a truck honestly. Been so wrapped up in work stress and bills that I've basically abandone
My 6 year old's best friend's dad just got diagnosed with cancer and we had to explain it to him. He asked me why God would let that happen if He loves us. I tried to explain suffe
Guys I gotta be honest. I tell my kids to pray before meals and read their Bible but I'm skipping my own devotions most days. My wife called me out last week about how I expect the
So my 14 year old told me youth group is lame and he doesn't see why he has to go every week. Part of me gets it, teenagers are hard to reach. But another part of me is worried he'
Quick celebration post. My 8 year old has had this friendship issue at school where some kids were leaving him out. We talked about it as a family and prayed about it together. Tod
Been a Christian for 15 years but lately I'm realizing my kids see me getting angry over stupid stuff like spilled milk or them not listening the first time. My 7yo asked me yester
My oldest is almost 12 and I can see the world is already throwing garbage at him from every direction. My dad never talked to me about this stuff and I struggled through my teenag
My wife and I have been praying with our 9 year old about her anxiety but she's still not sleeping well and worrying constantly about what other kids think. We're doing our part wi
Man, I really struggle with staying calm when the kids are acting up after a long day at work. I know I'm supposed to model Christ's patience but some days I just want to lose it.
Started giving my 8 year old a weekly allowance and wanted him to understand giving back to God. We sat down and talked about why we give, and now he puts a portion in an envelope
I committed to being a Christian witness at my job but man it's tough when everyone else is cutting corners and making jokes I used to laugh at. Had a situation yesterday where I c
My 8 year old asked why God lets bad things happen to good people and honestly I wasn't prepared for it. Tried to explain it in age appropriate ways but felt like I fumbled it. How
We've been doing 10 minutes after breakfast where everyone shares something they're grateful for and we pray together. My wife and I weren't doing this before and honestly it's cha
Struggling lately with bringing frustration home from the office and snapping at the kids over little things. Know I need to model patience and kindness but some days it feels impo