Ephesians 6:4-6

"Fathers, do not exasperate your children, instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord."

"Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord."

Fathers...bring them up in the nuture and correction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4

Is work secular or sacred space? Every space is holy when a Christian inhabits it.

Can my daily work actually be sacred work? Rubel Shelly reminds us that for Christians all of life is a place of sacred activity, especially our work.

"Dear Beloved, In yesterday's note, I urged you to display your Father's righteous character and gracious compassion. Today, I apply that principle..."

Would you have had the courage to make this right choice? A coach's first responsibility is to coach his own son!

What do dads know that no one else seems to appreciate? Dads know the secret: they have incredible influence over their kids.

Is there still a place for a man's man to honor God? Remembering the importance of men as fathers in our world.

Why would this little girl hate what her father loved? Our children need us and our attention if they are going to be all that God wants them to be!

How much are they picking up from us that we don't know? Rubel Shelly tells about Matt Lovo who saved his dad's truck and prevented a major accident in a tractor trailer rig when he took over driving for his dad even though he was a kid.

Can you truly parent without the loud volumes and the moments of being out of control? Parenting can be done scream free, but not because we focus on our children, but because we focus on ourselves.

What do you do when kids don't respond to your good efforts? Hal Runkel talks about putting up a basketball goal with his son and how his son responds inappropriately and how a dad responds properly.

Are you as smart as a mule? Bill Sherrill reminds that we can only do what we can do and not anything more and even a mule knows that, or so says the old German immigrant in Arknasas that owns an old gas station.

Are we listening to what we are saying? Rubel Shelly is asked a hard question about the awful stories of the Bible and reminds the questioner that it is truthful, gritty, real life story of the human race while offer God's grace to redeem us.

How can we best approach the beginning of school? Hal Runkel gives us some good advice on how to be ready for the transition back to school.

Where does all the time go? Tom Norvel thinks about time and how fast his daughter has grown up at her graduation.

What do our daughters most need from us? Heather Holland Helton shares some important things dads need to know about their daughters and how to build that relationship to be the most it can be.

Instead of getting frustrated and pushing the assignment, I sat down with him at his desk in his superhero bedroom. Christine Derengowski writes frankly and truthfully and encouragingly about dealing with our superheroes who have had to conquer forces unseen before for school kids in this crazy COVID world!

Can you adjust to family life on the fly? Jenny Runkel reminds us of the rules of improv and shows us how to use them in our parenting!

When is fishing more than fishing? A fishing trip becomes more than a fishing trip when a father honors his son and a son remembers his father.

How can you tame a raging child volcano? A kid who goes through a tantrum meltdown faces off with his mom who uses the scream free technique to help the child learn boundaries and not embarrass himself.

How can I turn it around with my kids? Jenny Runkel shares an experience with her parenting that took her outside the normal ScreamFree process and how she did the opposite of what she felt like doing to get back on track.

What would you have chosen? Steve Higginbotham shares a powerful story about a conversation with a neurosurgeon who choose to be a daddy before being a recognized neurosurgeon.

How can you honor your dad this week in a significant way? Phil Ware describes how his dad was great and how he taught his family how to love and stand up for kids.

What a great and unexpected blessing! Phil Ware tells about his mom and Grady's twenty-fifth anniversary and what a great blessing it is.

How do grandparents deal with multiple multiples? Janet Colbrunn shares her experiences as a grandparent to multiple multiples.

Who is driving your agenda? A 12-year-old behind the wheels helps wake us all up to who is behind the wheel.

I remember being alarmed at her early disinterest in learning... or at least what we think of as learning. Jordan Harrell shares wise words for moms on this Mother's Day reminding us what we should most value in our children.

Now just how good a Mother's Day gift is a rubber tree plant? Russ Lawson talks about what husbands and sons should do for the mothers and wives for Mother's Day.

Is my work really ministry? Rubel Shelly reminds us that any vocation can be ministry if we approach it with intention and the honoring of God.