Category Archives: Parenting

Raising Genuine Christ-Followers

Posted on February 6, 2025 by Heart of the Matter

Is there anything more important to raising genuine Christ-followers than taking our kids to church? If we’re there every time the doors are open will our kids grow up to be Bible-believing, faithful, engaged believers? What is the secret to … Continue reading →

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Enjoying Christmas When the Kids are Grown

Posted on December 25, 2024 by Heart of the Matter

  Christmas is a little different these days. No struggle to get the kids to bed so we can assemble toys and fill stockings. No busy schedule full of concerts, recitals and school programs. Our kids are grown with families … Continue reading →

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Raising a Daughter Who Shines: 6 Tips for Parents of Girls

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Heart of the Matter

“But if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask of God—who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly— and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith without doubting. For a doubter is like the surging … Continue reading →

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Shattered Treasures, Open Hands

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Heart of the Matter

  A loud –crash– echoed from the other room, interrupting my kitchen duties that morning. Seconds before, I’d been enjoying the raucous laughter of two of my kids as they bounded down the stairs, one in pursuit of the other. … Continue reading →

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Christian Liberty: What does it mean?

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Heart of the Matter

        I was raised Southern Baptist, not the strict fundamentalist kind of Baptist, but the “drinking and tattoos are sinful” kind. Our church didn’t ascribe to as many rules as some Baptist churches did. My parents, faithful … Continue reading →

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