Parental Resources

Who's Your One? The poem "God Knows," written by Minnie Louise Haskins, is more popularly known by the name "The Gate of the Year."  Published originally in 1908, it gained public attention in 1939 when King George VI read it in his 1939 Christmas Broadcast to the British Empire.  At the time, Britain was in »

My favorite daily devotional, “A Slice of Infinity, has told the story of a young girl who was the victim of a horrible event that took her life.  In June of 2005, People Magazine entitled the article, "Justice for Samantha."  The story is achingly heartbreaking as it tells how the »

What should we teach our children in order to prepare them for tragedy? Here are ten Biblical Truths that will be helpful as you speak to your children during times of tragedy. In a fallen world, in which we live, tragedies will happen. They may strike near us in our »

I heard God's beautiful whisper tonight as I was putting my kids in the bed. This is what He said to me, "Why do you wait until your kids fall asleep before you pray over them? I want you to pray over them while they are awake. Pray over them »

How important are your children's friends?  How much influence do you think they have in their lives?  As our children grow into teenagers and young adults, the friends that they select to spend their time, their life, with are the ones that will inevitably shape who your child becomes in »

Are our children spoiled rotten?  This past summer, a thought provoking article written by Elizabeth Kolbert came out in The New Yorker (here's a link to the article) stating that American children are spoiled rotten and asking why our kids rule the roost.  That is a great question in light of the »

Taking moments to notice the positive During the Civil War, at the Battle of Fredericksburg, in what was one of the most one sided victories for the Confederacy, the Union Army marched across open ground to face an entrenched Confederate Army. The Union’s losses were massive and what they had »

To explain what I feel a good father should be, I must first point out some negative things and hope that they will not only alarm you who are reading this text but also give you a better idea of what we are up against.  In other words, to tell »

We all feel sad, down, blue or discouraged at times.  That's pretty normal.  Sadness, disappointment, and pessimism are natural reactions to the hassles of life.  I regularly feel a bit blue during football season as I watch my beloved Oakland Raiders lose each week.  The reality is that, in the »

Nathan was changing. He was becoming increasingly irritable, bored, sad, and just plain angry. When his mother would ask what was wrong, he'd snap, "I'm just having a bad day." For a few months Nathan's mother assumed that the pressures of school and just being a young teen were the cause of »

What difference does it make who I choose as a friend? Some time ago, I realized that the people I spend my time with directly impact my capacity for success. It is a simple principle in life: you become like the people you spend your time with. There’s no getting »

How easy is it for teens to get drugs?  It's a lot easier than parents think.  For a number of years now, teens have been reporting that it is easier to get a bunch of prescription pills than to get alcohol.  With the emergence of new synthetic drugs like Spice, K2 and »