Teaching my son to pray before meals
He's 5 and still learning but every night at dinner he's starting to lead us in prayer without prompting. I told him God loves hearing from us and listens to everything we say. Wat
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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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He's 5 and still learning but every night at dinner he's starting to lead us in prayer without prompting. I told him God loves hearing from us and listens to everything we say. Wat
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Out of nowhere my 11 year old asked me why God lets bad things happen. We were just sitting at dinner. I don't think she was asking about anything specific just the big question. I
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I want to do all the things right. Family devotions, prayer before meals, church on Sunday, teaching them about Jesus and being good people. But honestly some days I'm so worn out
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My wife suggested we do 10 minutes of Bible reading and prayer before breakfast. Honestly was skeptical at first but we've been doing it for 3 weeks now. My 7yo actually asks about
He's been asking a lot of hard questions lately about why God allows suffering and why Christians sometimes act unchristian. Instead of shutting him down I've been trying to walk t
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Want to instill a servant's heart in my kids but not sure the best way to start. They're 8 and 5. I've talked about how Jesus taught us to serve but actions speak louder than words
Honest question here guys. I'm trying to be a better example for my kids spiritually but I feel like I'm falling short a lot. I get angry at work stuff, I don't pray as much as I s