When it Comes to Kids and Tech, Policy Matters
Policies are important because they set the tone for a school’s culture. Policies establish norms, set expectations, and send a powerful message about what school leaders value and what they care to protect.
The Gift of Family
In a world of chaos and strife, God saw goodness in the foundation of family and chose to enter the world not in the fullness of His inherent glory, but packaged in the gift of a baby boy, sent to a young mom and dad just starting their lives together.
What NOT to Buy Your Kids for Christmas
Generative play honors the dignity of every image-bearing child, graced by God with the ability to create their own worlds and narrate their own scripts.
A Role of True Significance
In your child’s life there is only one you. Don’t get sucked into neglecting the things of long-term significance for gratification of the immediate.
Not Yet a Man
I know these pains and pangs of growing up are not red flags but rites of passage. Knowing it and living through it are two different things.
Do You See What I See? Why Kids Lie and the Truth That Sets Us Free
The truth about truth is, it does not change depending on who is telling the story.
Becoming Wallpaper
I am a beginning for my kids, but I was never meant to be the end. I am a jumping off point, a place to come back to, and an observer of all within my view.
Why Empowerment and Balance are Leading us Astray
Power and balance, in and of themselves, are good things. But we fool ourselves and justify unhealthy behavior when we misrepresent their meanings and purpose.
Admiring a Masterpiece
Our kids ought to know that they fill us with wonder and awe. They ought to know that they truly are God’s gift—not to the world, but to us, their parents.
What Keeps Me Coming Back
After ten years at the helm it is clear to me that my bookshelves may collect dust on a regular basis, but my kids have no doubt how much I love them.