The Middle School Years…
The middle school years. We’ve all been there, and I don’t know many who would return to that time of their life. Raging hormones, acne, peer pressure and a new […]
Parent Partners
Talking To Your Students About Sexuality – Part 2
(See link below for our Thought Factory podcast episode about how to address the topic of sexuality) When we don’t know what to say, we typically say nothing. When […]
Talking To Your Students About Sexuality – Part 1
Sexuality saturates our society. It is everywhere. We cannot escape it as a conversation, nor should we as parents/youth workers. Yet, I hear from many parents who are Christ-followers […]
How To Build An Unshakeable Family Legacy – Part 3
Family Altar Most parents I know want to do this but don’t know how. They don’t know where to start, what to say or how to even begin. Yet […]
How To Build An Unshakeable Family Legacy – Part 2
In the last year, I’ve had 2 engagements and 2 weddings for 2 of our daughters. That’s a lot of change and a lot of money! As these great men […]
How To Build An Unshakeable Family Legacy
It dawned on me a few months ago… 2, 3, or 4 generations from now, my own family may not really know much or anything about me. If they do, […]
Avoid a Huge Mistake I’ve Seen Many Parents Make
How much money are you financially investing in your students’ spiritual lives? People don’t often link money and spiritual growth, but there is a major connection here that you need […]
Volunteering
There’s one thing you can do to help you, your student, and your family all grow spiritually. I have worked with hundreds of volunteers in youth ministry, and overall, […]
How to Finance Your Kids Debt Free Through College Without Saving a Penny…a True Story
(Warning…reading this could save you and your college kids thousands of dollars and erase years of debt!) For most of our married life, we were a one income family. […]
How To Create Moments That Will Change Your Kids’ Lives
Over two late nights while on vacation in 2005, my wife Arianna and I created a 12 page “Family Plan” that would be our atlas for the next 20 years […]