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Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child

Posted by MK | Filed under Parenting

A new book from Anthony Esolen: Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child. I haven’t read this yet, but boy do I resonate with its intent – that is, to make sure that childhood is a time when sticks become swords and cardboard boxes are castles. Here are those ten ways to destroy [...]

Dads, Read This and Tremble

Posted by MK | Filed under Church, Parenting

How important is it for a father to go to church and take his family with him? It’s very, very important according to this article: Here’s a summary: In short, if a father does not go to church, no matter how faithful his wife’s devotions, only one child in 50 will become a regular worshipper. [...]

“I’m Not a Role Model.”

Posted by MK | Filed under Marriage, Parenting

I remember as a teenager hearing Charles Barkley say that in regard to his conduct. Some reporter was wondering if he regretted his language, or his gambling, or his fighting on the court in light of the fact that kids might be watching, and Chuck responded that he wasn’t a role model. He was an [...]

Men, What Do You Bring to a Room?

Posted by MK | Filed under Marriage, Parenting

I heard my pastor ask that question last year, and it affected me in a pretty dramatic way. The lead up to the question was the recognition that as men, we have been designed to lead. It’s who we are; in our DNA, you might say. No matter how much we have tried to shirk [...]

The First First Day of School

Posted by MK | Filed under Parenting

And there he goes. Joshua is off for his very first first day of school. And I’m trying to hold it together. Both Jana and I though we wouldn’t be “those” parents. But guess what? We are them. Big time. Those parents that cry when their kid steps into the classroom. Those parents who sit [...]

Nothing Reveals Your Self-Centeredness Like Parenting

Posted by MK | Filed under Parenting

News flash, right? If you’ve got kids, you know what I’m talking about. But specifically, I am being reminded right now of my selfishness as we do what many parents do as their kids grow up – help them find their “thing.” The “thing” in question could be anything: baseball, dance, painting, playing the piano, [...]

Teaching Your Children to Manage Money

Posted by MK | Filed under Parenting

We’ve been told that one of the skills a kid is expected to have as they go into kindergarten is an awareness of money. So we’ve been doing counting drills, making change, and other stuff like that with Joshua lately. But it’s got to go bigger than that. More than that. He’s got to learn [...]

Porn, Kids, and Parenting

Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Current Events, Parenting

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Brothers, We Were Made For This.

Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Parenting, Theology

There is a huge difference in trying really hard to be something, and realizing suddenly that you are something. When I first got married, I found myself trying really hard to be the right kind of husband. The same thing happened when I became a father. But the gospel is applicable, here too, and it [...]

3 Reasons Why Discipline is Harder Than Punishment

Posted by Michael K. | Filed under Parenting

The other day I asked a friend of mine who also has 3 young children how much time, as a percentage, he spends in disciplining his kids. “85%” was the answer he gave. My response? “Really? That little?” As a parent, you have to be engaged in the discipline of your kids in one form [...]

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