-by Brad Klassen As a parent, if you are like me, you have a desire and a heart to see your children love Jesus and grow in Him. This could be based on many different things. Maybe for you it’s because of the life … Read More
Five Secrets Noah Knew About Raising Jesus-Loving Kids
By Brad Klassen I have a deep desire to see my children choose to live life God’s way. I have prayed for it often. The problem is, my children have me as their father. I get tired and don’t want to play. I have been … Read More
3 Tips To Reset Your Parenting
We’ve all felt it before. That gut-wrenching, soul-killing sick thought that our parenting has screwed up our kids. For some reason, there is less laughter, more stress and more bad behaviour. You’re tired, the kids are tired of YOU (they yell as they run to … Read More
“Mom, The World is Ending and I’m Scared!” – Talking with Kids about End Times
Guest Author: Jacqueline Dueck My young son came home from school one day, looking very upset. He ran straight to his room, without his normal, cheery hello. After a few minutes, I went in to check on him. There he was, sobbing on his bed. … Read More
A couple of great blogs from OTHER parenting sites!
Every so often, it’s good to let all the Renewed Family readers know about some other excellent parenting sites. Here are a couple of samples from two that I often look at. What Christian Parents Should Learn from the Normalize Atheism Movement by Natasha Crain from … Read More
Practical Steps to Develop Courage in Kids
Let’s check the top 3 headlines from Sunday morning (I personally like the BBC so that’s where I’m going.) Trump: ‘One thing will work’ with N Korea Flooding as storm pummels US Gulf Coast Rate of fire – inside America’s arsenal Yah for us. Of course, … Read More
Two GREAT app’s for parents
Of late I have stumbled upon two great apps for parents that you may want to check out. Parent Cue The first app is called “Parent Cue” and was developed by ReTHINK – the same folks who put on the family ministries conference “Orange.” This … Read More
Why I am a Christian
I was born into a Christian family, but that is only a small part of why I am a Christian. I am grateful for the foundations my family gave me, however every soul needs to find their own answer in Jesus for faith to mean … Read More
The Command to Teach our Children
I recently added Psalm 78:5-7 to my memory verse rotation. It says: He established a testimony in Jacob and set up a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children so that a future generation— children yet to be born—might … Read More
Becoming the Wonderer
I heard once that the ancient Jews would sometimes wait up to two years or more to name their children so that the name would match their personality. I have no idea if this is actually true or not, but for the purpose of this … Read More
Helping your kids keep God bigger than their problems
Being a kid is hard. Friends are tricky. School is tricky. Parents are tricky. And Church is tricky. No matter how you slice it, our kids face some really difficult choices, challenges, and changes. Considering that parents also face choices, challenges, and changes, it is … Read More
Helping Kids Understand Easter (part 1): the four stories of the cross
For the past year, I have been teaching our grade 7 and 8 students about how they can have confidence as Christians. We have talked about if you can know Truth and why bad things happen to good people, among many other topics. Lately we … Read More
Protecting Purity in Kids Workshop
Protecting Purity in Kids was a workshop Pastor Thom did this winter. It is intended to help parents understand their children’s sexual development, give tips for talking to them about sex and tools to keep their kids safe online.
The ONE Weapon Every Kid Needs
Nope, I’m not talking about your kid’s first Daisy BB gun (as much as every kid needs a pellet gun.) Pellet guns are good for knocking over tins cans, but I’m talking about the number one spiritual weapon we can arm our kids with. There … Read More
Talking to Your Kids about Hell
If heaven causes anxiety in your children, hell will drive them around the bend. Honestly, when I was a kid, I was far less worried about going to hell myself, as I was worried about those I loved going there. Just as having an accurate … Read More
Talking to Your Kids About Heaven
Growing up, my mom’s parents, Oma and Opa Enns lived in Altona a 50-minute drive from our family farm. We didn’t get to see them as often as Grandma and Grandpa Dick and so it was special when we did go visit. I distinctly remember … Read More
How To Think Through Household “Laws”
Have you ever listened to yourself parenting your kids and wondered how you came to have more laws than Moses? Household rules are essential and yet household rules are potentially deadly. No kid wants to live in a home dominated by suffocating laws. One of … Read More
Porn Proof Your Kids – Part 2
For the past few months we have been in a message series on marriage and sexuality at Southland which has led to some inevitable and interesting conversations. Interesting, but not necessarily encouraging. For all our genuine efforts, both spiritual and practical, there is still an … Read More
The Raising Boys Blog
Over the past nearly 14 years of my life we have always had a son in the house. At times we have had up to five boys (not including myself) wrestling it out in the living room and if having 12 kids from hard places has … Read More
Is Pokemon Go Evil?
The short answer is I’m not going to tell you my opinion. And here’s the reason, everyone has an opinion! No matter what I think, someone is going to certainly disagree and emphatically state that I’m unequivocally an irresponsible Christian (not that this would actually bother me, but it … Read More