Parenting
Family Easter Traditions: Celebrating Jesus’ Resurrection
Parenting Points As Easter approaches, families prepare to celebrate the central event of the Christian faith—the resurrection of Jesus Christ. While Easter is often associated with bunnies, eggs, and chocolate, it’s essential to remember the true meaning of this important holiday. By incorporating meaningful traditions into your family celebrations, you can deepen your understanding of …
Kindness Challenge: Spreading the Love of Jesus
Parenting Points In February, as love takes center stage with Valentine’s Day, let’s embark on a different kind of celebration—a celebration of kindness. Imagine a February where every day is an opportunity for your family to spread love through acts of kindness, both big and small. This month, let’s challenge ourselves and our families to …
Epiphany: Discovering the Light of Christ in the New Year
Parenting Points As the calendar turns to January, Christians worldwide celebrate Epiphany, a festival that marks the manifestation of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles. Traditionally observed on January 6, Epiphany is a time of reflection and rejoicing as we commemorate the visit of the wise men to the baby Jesus, signifying the revelation of Christ’s …
Preparing Your Family for Jesus’ Arrival
Parenting Points As December approaches, Christians worldwide embark on a special journey of faith known as Advent. This season, lasting four weeks and leading up to Christmas, is a time of reflection, anticipation, and preparation for the birth of Jesus Christ. Advent offers a beautiful opportunity for families to draw nearer to God and one …
All Saints’ Day: Remembering the Cloud of Witnesses
Parenting Points All Saints’ Day, observed on November 1, is significant for many Christians worldwide. It is a time for believers to honor and remember the lives of Christian heroes and role models who have left a lasting impact on our faith. We are encouraged to look and learn from the “great cloud of witnesses” …
Teaching Your Children About Reformation Day
Parenting Points Every year on October 31, many Christians worldwide commemorate Reformation Day. This day holds immense significance in Christian history, marking the anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting of his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517. The event that triggered the Protestant Reformation. Need for the Reformation. …
Teaching Your Children to Pray
Parenting Points Many followers of Jesus struggle with prayer and where to begin when teaching our kids. Often, we think of prayer as being formal and churchy and struggle to craft the eloquent prayers that we heard in church. It is hard for us to wrap our minds around having a conversation with an unseen …
Faith Conversations in Your Home
Parenting Points For many parents, the idea of having a faith conversation with their children is a daunting task. We have questions about our faith and fear our kids’ constant questioning of “Why?” will lead down paths we do not feel equipped to handle. We often would prefer to outsource spiritual questions and development to …
Seeking Relationships in a World of Division
Parenting Points Our world is marked by division. We all live in our separate camps based on similar views and values. These spaces become echo chambers where the same ideas circulate, and we can often forget that other people may see the world in totally different ways. We often reject relationships with people who are …
Doubting Your Way to Faith
Parenting Points Doubts and questions from kids about faith are usually something that can strike fear into the heart of every parent. For the questions, the fear is not knowing the right answer. We dread having to explain that when it comes to faith, there are many things which we don’t have clear answers. For …