Category: Family Life

  • Post Article on the Loudons

    I am sitting here on Sunday morning, already late for church, when my dad called to let me know that the front page of the St. Louis Post had an article about some friends of ours, John and Gina Loudon.  I decided to see if they had the article posted on their website, and it…

  • Pilgrim’s Progress available for free audio download

    The book Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan is one of the great, and most read books of all time.  The novel is an allegory of the Christian life written by an English Christian while in prison for his beliefs.  The story is of a man who journeys through life seeking to find his way from…

  • Resources for talking about God and the things of God

    I mentioned that I would publish a blog with some suggested resources for families as they seek to engage their kids in spiritual conversations. I cannot tell you how much I believe that the primary place for the spiritual formation of children and teens should be the home. The church is here to assist what…

  • Talking about God and the things of God with your kids

    Tomorrow morning I plan to preach out of the book of Malachi about parenting and leading children to believe the Gospel.  Let me tell you a few things I believe about the church’s involvement with children.  First, the Bible is clear that parents are the primary educators and pastors in the lives of their kids. …

  • Preparing your family for Holy Week and Easter

    One of the things I like to do with this blog is to point people to resources that they can use to grow in their faith, or to lead their family.  Easter is a great teaching moment.  It is a great time for each of us to focus on our utter need of grace and…