Helplessness. Hopelessness. Darkness. Lethargy. Racing thoughts. Why am I feeling this way? My good friend Jenny Price joins me again this week for a very honest and helpful talk on anxiety and depression. Jenny is
Pastor's wife, mother of five, follower of Jesus Jenny Price shares her struggles and wisdom from a life battling forms of depression and anxiety.
Have you ever wished your future self could come back and speak into your life today? Wouldn't it be nice to know what things were going to be a big deal, and what things you
Mother of 5, career coach, and pastor's wife Jenny Price muses on what she would tell her early parenting self if she had a time machine.
When a child doesn't know how to do math, we teach them. When a child doesn't know how to read, we teach them. When a child doesn't know how to behave, we punish them. What's
We're entering the season filled with awe, wonder, gratitude, and dread. It's that time of year where we get to spend time with family we love. Sometimes, we get to spend time with family who
This is a sticky subject: should you keep your children home from church as a consequence for bad grades or behavior?
Here are strategies you can use to invest in your child emotionally, making behavior and conflict resolution much easier.
Investing in your spouse will keep your marriage from going bankrupt!
If you think your family is a mess, you're in good company. Most families in the Bible were the definition of dysfunction!
Be honest, are you in control of the technology in your home, or does it control you? I recently read a book by Andy Crouch called the The Tech-Wise Family. I was anticipating a guide
What happens when all of the devices that were supposed to make life easer make living harder? Technology Slaves Be honest, are you in control of the technology in your home, or does it control
For the past several months, I've been wrestling through a concept that I know is incredibly important, but I've struggled with how I might teach it to my children (and a lot of your children).
How do we develop long term passion and perseverance in our kids?
The only real problem I have with people is that they don't do exactly what I want when I want them to do it. My kids, being little people, are often guilty of this as
In the absence of a mind reading device, here are some tips to help understand and be understood with your teen.
Parenting used to be so easy. I only had one kid. She was young. She was outnumbered. We were so smart. Then she started growing and getting complicated. Then her siblings arrived. Somewhere along the
Complications at home and comparisons with other families can really tank one's confidence in their parenting skills. But there's hope!
There's a creeping disease that's infecting the hearts and minds of several generations of men and women. It's symptoms: anxiety, loneliness, depression, inability to enjoy activities, decreased attention span, and a distorted view of reality.
Warning: the next 600 words might have severe impact on your parenting and relationships. This is the week kids dread and parents dream about all summer-at least in my house. The first day of school
Warning: the next 600 words might have severe impact on your parenting and relationships. This is the week kids dread and parents dream about all summer-at least in my house. The first day of school
Have you ever made a promise to a toddler and then forgot, only to have them remind you 27 times? They don't forget. Yet when it comes to doling out consequences for behavior, we often
I find it strange that over 90% of the individual people written about in the Bible are men when far more women around the world pursue Jesus than their male counterparts. Godly moms are the
So many moms are carrying double the spiritual load for the family. Here's some encouragement on what to do if you find yourself in that spot.
It's likely that those who need to read this most, won't. If you are a dad, please read this, even if you consider yourself a spiritual, physical, and financial giant. There are various gradients of
Too often a marriage becomes child focused. Not only is this bad for the husband and wife, it's terrible for the kids!
I love my kids, but one day, God willing, they're going to leave my home. And God willing, until it's time to go to heaven, there's never going to be a day when my wife
Today we will continue our discussion of the characteristics of Generation Z, the largest generation on earth, currently in elementary-high school. If you didn't catch last week's post, please read it first. Also, you're really
A gang or real live experts on Generation Z from our student ministry joins me for a discussion on the differences between Millennials and Generation Z With Davis Price, Chloe Reddick, John Klein, and Brock
This is going to be the first of a series of post on getting to know Generation Z. These are the kids who are currently in Elementry-High School. Moms and dads, you might have thought
As I think about the raising of my kids, I realize there’s one dominating factor that influences my default parenting style more than anything else: My own childhood. I was born and raised in a
On this Mother's Day weekend, here are some thoughts on how my childhood, as well as that of my parents, has drastically affected my own parenting.
Davis Price is one of my favorite people in the world, and is graduating high school this year after 7 years in our youth ministry. In this interview, I ask him about life, understanding adulthood,
In case you’ve been going about your life without spending too much time thinking about fictional events, there’s a new show on Netflix that’s the consuming teenagers. Or rather, teenagers are consuming it. 13 Reasons
13 Reasons Why is a Netflix series that is sweeping the nation. Especially if you have children over 10 years old you need to pay attention to some very scary things in this show.
A good friend of mine recently asked me a great question. I'll paraphrase it here: “My son who us now 5 has grown up in a Christian home. He has grown up knowing he is
A great question about when to baptize your kids leads to the thought: Are we training our kids for disobedience?
When I was little, I loved Mad Magazine. (I know, shame on me). One of my favorite running bits in the magazine was called "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions". The title is fairly self explanatory,
The funny thing about the most important parts of life is that they are rarely the most immediate. For instance, I'd like to lose ten pounds. But I'd also like to finish off that bottle
Don't let the immediate worries of life keep you from praying big picture prayers for your children!
Have you ever tried to keep a firm grip on a handful of Jello? The harder you squeeze, the greater the mess. Trying to control your kid's behavior can often turn out the same way.
Last week I shared some of my critique of our current culture's dating habits. This week I'll go the next step, assuming that a dating relationship has started. I'll start with a question -
So your kids are ready to start dating? Gulp! Here are some helpful, practical thoughts to coach them towards right goals and wise boundaries.
Note - you may be the parents of a child and think this topic doesn't pertain to you. Let me encourage you, CHILDHOOD is the time to start coaching your kids on dating and relationships,
Critiques of modern dating practices and coaching tips for your kids as they walk toward helpful relationships!
April 14, 2017 will mark three years since the day we were told my son had leukemia. I remember so many details from that day. Mindlessly sitting by his hospital bed when we just thought
One of the hardest things to walk through as a parent is the suffering of your child. How do you make the most of a terrible situation?
What's your parenting style? In my mind I'm a pretty rational, consistent guy. I make choices based on logic and reason, and I can be counted on to do what's right and
Drill Sergents, Helicopters, and Consultants, Oh My! Here's an overview of three different types of parenting styles with three different consequences.
Michael Jr. is a fantastic comedian who also really loves Jesus. In this Ted Talk he shares how his struggles and trails became the setup for offering something good to the world. This would be
We recently did a parent summit at our church using Tim Elmore's excellent teaching on Huge Mistakes Parents Make and ways to avoid them. I found myself squirming with guilt as he spoke, but really
