Category: Raising sons

A Bible Study on Friendship

The Bible has a lot to say about being a friend (including what we should do, and what we should not do!) This is something we’re studying right now, and I wanted to share it with you. This printable study gives 28 Bible references related to friendship. Some give instructions, some show good examples, and some show bad examples. Download the Bible study (PDF) This study can easily be used […]

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Messy Times

I was re-typing portions of our book, Mighty Acts of God, and reading all the Bible story act-out suggestions. They brought up some spicy memories…like Benjamin scrawny and whining, an inside-out T-shirt on his head, stomping his foot and yelling “No” at a  half-sized Moses. Johanna, giggling while she pretended to drive a stake through Sisera’s head (my dad’s hair before it was completely white). Yeah…I got a little nostalgic. […]

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How To Help Your Child Understand What You Want Him To Do

A friend showed me this list last Sunday. I wish I’d had a clear list like this when we were raising our little guys. It could have made things so much easier! Send a child off with a clear understanding of what you expect of him! Is this a Level 1 task where you want her to just do exactly what you say, or is it a Level  3 task? […]

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The Kind of Guy We Pray Our Daughters Will Marry

I ran across this list on my computer while trying to write a post this evening. It’s a list we compiled several years ago after a discussion with our girls.  We have been praying that each of them will marry a man who is: A dedicated believer of the same doctrinal persuasion, equipped to lead and teach her and his family Motivated by a sincere desire to glorify God through […]

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Interview: Biblical Child Training in Your Homeschool

My “Homeschool Heroes” interview airs today at 4 PM Eastern time. I hope you’ll be encouraged by this conversation on biblical child training in your homeschool, including: Scripture memory Bible study Encouraging godly character Being consistent in disciplining our children To listen to the interview, just go to my page on Homeschool Heroes at 4 PM. Between 4 and 6 PM (Eastern time), you should see a play bar about […]

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Why God’s Word Is Essential in Child-Rearing

We can’t change hearts. Our words can’t change hearts and our actions can’t change hearts. We can’t change our children’s hearts, and we can’t change our own hearts. We might be able to affect our children’s behavior. We might be able to make them to do the right thing. But we can’t change their hearts. Only God can transform a sinful heart into one that loves Him and longs to obey Him. […]

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Learning Early to Budget

We chose to pay our children for some of the work they did in our home. With our family business and 7-1/2 acres of land, we had plenty of extra work to do. Paying children to do some of it gave us the opportunity to teach them about money. First, we wanted them to understand that God had blessed them and that they were to be good stewards of His […]

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Raising Real Men – Review and Giveaway

I’m glad to have discovered Raising Real Men by Hal and Melanie Young, especially now that Katelyn and I have our own little man to raise. This book is a treasure-trove of biblical wisdom, seasoned advice, and good-natured humor. The Youngs (parents of six boys) aren’t sharing theories; this is advice from the trenches. The best thing about Raising Real Men is that it helps clarify the difference between outright […]

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More on Paying Children

Parents have different opinions about paying children for work in the home. Some are comfortable paying for at least some of the work their children do, while others are not. Some believe that any work done in the home is simply part of being a member of the family. Others believe it is appropriate and even beneficial to pay for some work done in the home. Both approaches have their […]

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Putting Off and Putting On

It’s easy to focus on the “don’ts” in our parenting. We invest a lot of time in disciplining our children for their misbehavior, for their bad attitudes, their sinful words, their disobedient and unloving actions. But teaching our children to get along with each other involves more than breaking up fights and taking away coveted toys. We know that they need to “take off” the impatience and pride that so often […]

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