I love Natasha Crain’s writing about apologetics for parents and kids! This is a GREAT blog post she wrote on February 28, 2019. I hope you find it helpful as well. If Christianity is True, Why Do So Many Kids Have Doubts Today? Christianity Today recently … Read More
Why we should teach our kids that every Bible promise ISN’T for them!
One of the reasons people struggle with their faith is that they have false expectations and assumptions about God. It can be very disappointing when a promise in the Bible doesn’t seem to work in my life! Worse is when a promise seems to work for … Read More
HOW I will remain a Christian (or 5 ways to deal with doubts)
There are certain things that we do that put our faith into unnecessary danger. I have developed some ways of defeating doubts in my own mind, but also ways to mitigate the doubts in the first place. Let me give you five ways to … Read More
Why I Remain a Christian
I think some people I assume I am a Christian for job security. Perhaps I’ve even felt that in the past. Today I know that nothing could be further from the truth. I became a Christian because I had a powerful experience with God … Read More
Answering Your Kids’ Questions: Why do bad things happen to good people?
In our grade 7-8 weekend program we teach almost entirely on questions of apologetics. We tackle big questions because students have BIG questions that deserve answers. This week we looked at the question “Why do bad things happen to good people?” It was a question that … Read More
Why a baby?
This past Saturday, Donavan Friesen and I hosted our 6th Waypoint event for those who are searching for Truth and exploring questions about faith. This time our question was “Why a baby?” in celebration of the season. Have you ever considered why Jesus had to … Read More
Talking to your kids about other faith systems (Part 2)
How do we teach our kids about other faith systems? The first and most important step is to lay a foundation. Always, always start by emphasizing how much God loves all people and that we are to love all people as well. But love doesn’t … Read More
Talking to your kids about other faith systems
If you or your kids ever leave your home I can promise they are being exposed to faith systems other than their own every day! As parents we need to think about how we will answer their questions when they ask and anticipate the unspoken … Read More
Helping your kids deal with evil
Tara and I have a movie and pizza night once a week with our older kids. I really love pizza and movie night, but I often face a dilemma; the movies that are safe for the whole family can get a bit, well, boring. For the past few … Read More
A bit of extra reading for the weekend
Here are two blogs that I thought were worth sharing for a bit of extra reading this weekend. I hope you enjoy them. This first one is from Natasha Crain at www.christianmomthoughts.com again but I would like to point out that in the US there … Read More
My favourite parenting websites
Ok, you are going to feel deceived as soon as you look at the links below because all of them are actually on apologetics and only the first link is about teaching your kids about apologetics, but this is the thing, first of all I … Read More
The Question of Eternity
Yesterday we celebrated Easter Sunday, the most important day on the Christian calendar of events. And that makes today, you guessed it, Easter Monday! Have you ever thought of what it must have felt like the day after Jesus rose from the dead? Certainly most … Read More
Why every parent should attend Confident Christianity
There are those moments, and this is one of them, that you ask yourself, “Should I really promote myself or not?” I have come to the conclusion that suggesting that all parents attend Confident Christianity is not really promoting myself, but rather promoting Truth, AND … Read More
How To Help Kids
Trust The Bible
A short time ago, Monique Desorcy, Southland’s Children’s Ministry Pastor sent me an email explaining that a grade 3 girl had approached her and asked “What do you say to a boy when he asks you: ‘how do you know the Bible is true?’” What … Read More