The 25% of Kids Who Stay One of the main statistics I share through Stand Firm Parents is that over 70% of children raised in church leave church and often the faith. It’s a stat I first ran across in 2001 from Lifeway Research and one that has remained high. This week I had a […]
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I can’t believe I’m nearing my 20th episode of my “new” Stand Firm Parents Podcast. Like with this blog I’m trying to help families have a faith that lasts. In this first round of episodes, I focused on what I believe is the number one way to have our children have a faith that lasts—help
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Have you ever seen an adult hold a baby in a standing position? Wabbly legs, bent knees, toes barely touching the floor. Did you think, “That baby’s only 6 weeks old! What are you trying to do?” Why is it that as parents, we want to teach our kids to stand when they are way
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Understanding Standing Have you ever considered the many ways we use the word stand? Stand up, stand down, stand out, stand for, stand against, stand on…. With all these English meanings and uses of stand, how can we know what stand means in the Bible? My hope is that understanding standing will help us to
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The Festival of Tabernacles The Festival of Tabernacles is a special time of the year that our family looks forward to every year. This week-long event is called the “season of our joy.” It celebrates God’s miraculous provision for the Children of Israel during their forty-year trek through the wilderness. The weather has usually just
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Want your kids to talk to you When my children are away from me whether it’s school, an activity, church, or with a friend—I want to know what they did. I doubt I’m alone. Am I? It’s not only because I’m a low-hovering helicopter parent (which I’m sure I am). I prefer to call it
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Albert Einstein is credited with saying, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” In Christian parenting this insanity is occurring. Parents, keep up the insanity, but let’s tweak somethings within that insanity. Wait, what? Hang with me. Many Christian parents, like you, are trying hard to
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If you’ve followed Stand Firm Parents even for a second, then you know I have two daughters. It’s our hope for them that not only would they come to know Jesus as their Savior, but that they’d hold on to Him for the rest of their lives. I’m sure you hope the same for your
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Christian parents, we want our children to love the Lord, and to build a relationship with Him, because everything else in life hinges on that. Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.” (Matthew 22:37-38
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You care and want to teach your child the Bible. You want them to know the truth but coming through is not so easy. It can be intimidating, but teaching your child the Bible isn’t hard as we make it. In college and seminary, while training for ministry, I initially thought I might be called
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