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What Can Quality Family Time look like with Elementary Age Kids?

Have you heard this expression about parenting: “The days are long, but the years are short”? Boy, is this true!!! Let’s make the most of them both! Scripture Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time… Eph. 5:15-16 Video Transcript Have you heard this […]

How can Loneliness be Helped?

We all experience loneliness at some point in life. D encourages us with truth on how we can handle that in a positive way and help our kids do the same. Scripture So then let us pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding. (ESV) Romans 14:19 Video Transcript We’ve been foster parents for about a […]

What Does Quality Family Time Look Like with Teens?

What does quality family time look like with teens? Colby shows us the biblical truth pointing to the importance of this and how we can make it happen. Scripture And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of […]

What Good is Community?

Community is needed in all seasons of life. Also, we do well to let others know our prayer requests and needs so they can pray for us and encourage us. Madi winsomely reminds us of this truth. Let’s listen in. Scripture Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you […]

How Can Parents Help Kids Manage Stress and Anxiety?

The bad news: statistics say 77% of us currently have stress related health issues at this very moment, with 33% of us living in extreme stress. More bad news: it seems as though our children are feeding off of it. Thankfully Kyle points us to good news in scripture reminding us how to curb this […]

Why Engage in Your Kids’ Interests?

As hard as it may be for us to dive in to something “trivial” or “uninteresting” our kids might be into, Judah shows us how impactful it can actually be. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his […]

How to Maximize Time with our Kids

How do we balance the business of our schedules and investment in the personal lives of our kids? I’m confident the answer is not – one or the other. Therefore, be careful how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the most of your time. Ephesians 5:15-16 Schedules are full and days are […]

What is the Value of One on One Time?

How can we be sure to give each of our children what they need? We can start by knowing them well, and there are few things better for that than one-on-one time together. Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 Rather, speaking […]

Cursing. Is it Bad or No Big Deal?

May the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts be pleasing to God – our Rock and our Redeemer. Psalm 19:14 Kauf helps us trek through pointing our kids to truth when it comes to the words we use. “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what […]

A Parent Guide to Dealing with Gender Confusion

What a tough topic this can be to address with our children. Though it may be tough, it is very much worth our time and energy to dive in to it. Chief guides us with solid biblical points. For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their […]

How to Date…Conversations With Your Teen

Dating…it’s more than likely gonna happen at some point for your kids. Why not equip them with tools as to how to do it well? Mark shares great practical and biblical conversations we can have with our kids on the subject of dating. ”Greet one another with a holy kiss.” 2 Cor. 13:12 Let’s be […]

How to Embrace Differences

Only in and through Jesus can we, as the body of Christ, be unified in our differences so we might function together and ultimately bring Him glory. Natalie helps us look through discomfort to the value of accepting our differences. “For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members […]

What are the Benefits of Parents Apologizing and Asking Forgiveness?

Would you rather ask your child for forgiveness when you’ve messed up or eat a piece of pizza out of a trashcan at a public park? Neither seem pleasant at the time. One of these however does have short term as well as eternal benefits. Jacob reminds us why apologizing is well worth the effort. […]

How Guys Can Guard Their Eyes

Teaching any boys we’re raising to guard their eyes is no small task. Janna, mom to four boys walks us through their biblical and practical ways they do just that! “Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into His glorious presence […]

How Can We Have Peace while the Coronavirus is so Disrupting?

May this article be an encouragement to act with wisdom and not fear…seeking the Lord for how best to go about or cancel so much of our daily routines. Dudley points us to the One we can have confidence in as we navigate this new season. Scripture For God has not given us the spirit […]

An Encouraging Video from Our President One More Time

Try #2…Hopefully this is more user friendly than our first attempt. May you experience Emmanuel today…God with us. Scripture …and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:20 May you experience God’s nearness today. – Your T Bar […]

An Encouraging Video from Our Leadership

Randi Beth brings us a word regarding the current status of T Bar M, our hopes for the summer, and what we can all be doing during this time of living during the Corona Virus pandemic. Scripture Pray continually 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Our Senior Director of Sales and Marketing reminds us of the following in […]

A Word of Truth from Our Senior Director of Camps

During these uncertain days with so much changing around us Chief shares a word of truth to encourage us all. It’s Bonafide! Scripture So Jesus said, “If you abide in my Word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32 Our summer theme […]

What Do a Shepherd, Bear, and Lion have to do with Becoming a Man?

God gave David smaller beasts to conquer before taking down the giant, Goliath. Janna shows us how this fits into parenting boys to be godly men. Scripture “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13 Reflect God has given me the privilege of […]

How Can Unconditional Love in Parenting Point to Jesus?

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How We Can Care for Mental and Emotional Health in our Kids

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What is the Value of Empathizing with Our Kids?

Jessica reminds us when we slow down to validate kids’ emotions we can deepen our relationship with them and the trust they have in us. Read on to find out how. Scripture For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been […]

How Can We Help Kids Move Away from Negative Friendships?

Like good ol’ Kenny Rogers sings, “You gotta know when to hold ’em. Know when to fold ’em. Know when to walk away. Know when to run.” Kelli gives us direction on how we can help our kids kindly, yet courageously move away from negative friendships. Scripture Walk with the wise and become wise, for […]

How to Navigate Friendships Changing

Sanctification. A word difficult to understand and even more difficult to live through. Simply, it means change. Braxton turns our attention to how we can guide our kids through the sanctifying process of friendship changes. Scripture Give thanks to the God of heaven, for His steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 136:26 Reflect Things change, people […]

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