Courageous Grandparenting Blog

Impress them on your children (grandchildren). Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you rise up. Deut. 6:7 Jake’s Story When young Jake showed up with his grandmother, I could tell he was...

“My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to finish His work”. (John 4:34) In America, we like our food, and lots of it. Good food ought to be, not only enjoyable, but nourishing and healthy for our bodies. I don’t think Jesus would...

“Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.”  Matt. 18:5 You’ve heard me say it over and over. Godly parenting and grandparenting demands intentionality. Will I pursue God’s agenda or my own? That was part of the challenge...

Guest Blogger Mark Gregston Spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer. (Proverbs 13:20 NCV) People have a propensity to complain about the youth of today. Throughout history, there is ample evidence of...

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up… (Eph. 4:29) Have you ever noticed how political and social issues have a way of bringing out the worst in people? Does the degree of verbal...

Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:16) My sister sent me this story written by a friend many years ago. Now that Christmas is upon us, I thought this would be a good...

“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Jim Stovall’s story, The Ultimate Gift, describes the journey of the young, self-centered, irresponsible Jason Stevens, nephew of oil and gas...

“The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  Romans 6:23 It really is time for followers of Christ to take back Christmas. For us, Christmas is the greatest story ever told – it is the rest of the...

College students gathering in a university student center were discussing various philosophies and religions of the world. After one student shared the claims of Christianity and the Gospel, a student responded, “The Christian Gospel is too...