What if there's more to Christmas than lights and gifts and food and fellowship? Explore with us in this new collection of short stories.
Read moreTalking Babies with Girl Defined
“Budget for everything but babies. Babies are wealth.” That’s what Dr. Morken told Steve and me when we weren’t sure if we should start our family. Now I’m telling listeners of Girl Defined in this conversation with Kristen Clark.
Read moreBig Bibles for Little Kids
When deciding on a Bible for your kids, skip our rookie mistake.
Read moreTable Manners for the Love of Others
In one sense, table manners are simply the way we eat. But they're more than that. And without practice and reinforcement, it's easy to slip back into selfish habits, undermining the eternal potential of family mealtime.
Read moreThe Joys of Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with Children
Heritage food, a story of redemption, and creating shared traditions—these are just a few of the reasons St. Patrick’s Day is a good holiday to celebrate with your children.
Read morePrint and Digital
Get Married and Start Your Family are more relevant than ever. Now you can order copies directly from the authors.
Read moreHow to protect your children in a social media world
There is a battle raging for the souls of the next generation. Before we even consider giving our children phones with access to social media, we must teach them wisdom so they can use them well, and not be used by them.
Read moreDads Making Disciples at Home
What does it mean for dads to lead family discipleship, and what does it actually look like? With so many competing demands, how can they make it a priority? In this episode of the Zealous podcast from Truth78, Steve joins Dan Claassen and David Michael talk about ways dads can make disciples at home.
Read moreNow is a Good Time to Have a Baby, Podcast Interview
Think it’s a scary time to start your family? There are good reasons to think again. Interview with The World and Everything In It podcast.
Read moreStart Your Family
Starting a family is a body-stretching, soul-shaping, world-altering experience. Unfortunately, in a culture of competing values and drawn-out timelines, couples are increasingly backing their way into parenting or missing it altogether. There is a better way.
Read moreHelp for Getting Married
There's a difference between making it happen and helping it happen. Get Married is about living like you’re planning to marry, even as you trust in the God who created marriage and is still in the business of making good matches.
Read moreMom and Dad Can Hardly Wait
Ever notice how “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” comes with “some assembly required”? Parents are often overwhelmed by the expectations of their children. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Read moreGive Your Kids the Gift of Boredom
You can help your kids shift from complaining to being glad for an opportunity with “nothing” to do. A small amount of planning can go a long way to teaching them how to figure out ways to make use of the hours of potential boredom in ways that will stretch their minds, engage their imagination, build relationships, and expand their souls.
Read morePrime Time For Read Alouds
Summer is ideal for reading aloud to your children, whatever their ages. Here are strategies to make it simple and more fun. A big key is what you choose to read.
Read moreHow Will You Spend Your Summer?
I feel like I could just breathe a huge sigh of relief and spend the summer doing nothing. Though as a mother of many children, doing "nothing" may very well be impossible. Still it's tempting, and possible, to be busy, all the while wasting the blessed season of summer. Here’s help for relaxing the pace and still making the most of summer?
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