If you keep up with cultural trends at all, you are well aware one of the biggest problems facing our nation is the absent or unavailable dad. Having a godly father can change a child’s life and touches every part of their life as they grow. Surprisingly, there don’t seem to be nearly as many resources for dads as there are for moms.
I was interested in seeing what the 10 Things Great Dads Do: Strategies for Raising Great Kids
Johnson does a great job in making the advice readable and non-threatening. Along the way, he shares many stories from his own experiences as a dad. The book is written for Christian dads and does a good job of making suggestions for dads on how to help themselves and their children grow spiritually. Although the book doesn’t contain enough scriptures and references to the Bible itself to qualify in my opinion as a Bible study, it does point the reader back to the Bible and encourages dads to take a major role in the spiritual growth of their kids.
I am a firm believer Christian kids should learn about the Jewish holidays in the Old Testament. In part, because they give kids a better understanding of the culture of the people in Bible times. More importantly, these holidays remind us how much God has done for us and how these holidays all point to Jesus.
You may not be aware of this, but moms can roll their eyes at their kids just as well as their kids do at them. The mom eye roll seems to peak somewhere in the middle school years. Personally, this is one of my favorite age groups. They are “grown” enough to begin thinking independently, but still innocent enough to get excited about things. Many parents and teachers would disagree with me, however!
by Peter and Heather Larson and David and Claudia Arp.
The average mom’s to-do list would rival that of any top corporate executive. Most moms are juggling multiple activities for multiple people (most of whom can’t drive) and handle a variety of chores, errands, holiday preparations and more. It’s easy to see why many crucial things like God get lost in the crush of the immediate urgent things needing to be done.
by Glynnis Whitwer. Whitwer is the executive director for Proverbs 31 Ministries. She does a great job of taking the time to break down the problem of procrastination – putting off the crucial things in life – like spending the time necessary to really disciple our kids towards God.
Kids get a lot of exposure when they are young to God’s seasons of summer, spring, fall and winter. Yet, we rarely teach kids about the other seasons God sometimes gives us and always guides us through. Now if you are like me, the first time I heard about these other seasons, I was a bit puzzled.