Sep 1, 20175 minA Bunch of Noah’s in NashvilleDo you know what I don’t like doing? Arguing with conservative Christians. I used to do it. But it’s pointless. Sometimes someone is so...
Jan 17, 20178 minWhat Every Parent Needs To Know About SpankingIf you’re ever at a loss for how to piss a lot of people off in one fell swoop, criticize parents for spanking. That will do it every...
Jan 12, 20176 minStop Arguments Online Like a MomMy husband is completely convinced that there are Jews somewhere in my Polish lineage. Because three of my great joys in life are being...
Dec 23, 20165 minJesus Saved Our Christmas DinnerWe have a seating problem in our home. Well, two of them actually. The first is that our chairs don’t match and the folding chairs have...
Jul 28, 20158 minGood Luck With That “Normal” ThingPerhaps you have heard that I have some children. Entirely more than a respectable woman ought to have, in fact. I have even heard tell...
May 28, 20155 minExplaining God to a ChildA lot of Christians have a strong desire to ensure that their children follow them in the faith. And to that end, a great deal of energy...
Sep 23, 20142 minAllow Me to Share the Holy Grail of ParentingSeriously. Try it. It’s a long term strategy, but it works. And it’s much, much, much easier than continually forcing your will on...
Sep 2, 20142 minDid You Miss Me?Here’s a fun fact for you: the last time I was out of the presence of a child for 24 hours straight was 10 years ago when my husband and...
Jun 12, 20144 minParenting GeniusHonest to goodness, there’s nothing that makes me happier than some good parenting. Those times when you or someone else says something...
Jun 12, 20148 minSuffer Us Little ChildrenWhat parent doesn’t want to be a better parent to their kids? And what Christian doesn’t desperately wish to be truly humble? (OK, almost...
May 30, 20146 minWhen Parents DisagreeWhat I’m about to say flies in the face of nearly everything you’ve ever heard on the subject of how to handle disagreements between...
May 13, 20142 minConsistently InconsistentDo you know what my husband is? He’s a systems expert. He regularly creates systems at work that have fewer than 1 error per million...
Apr 17, 20144 minRaising Moral Kids Pt. 2So, I started telling y’all about an interesting article on what research can tell us about raising moral kids. Today’s take-away from...
Apr 16, 20143 minRaising Moral Kids, Pt 1I thought this was a great article in the NYT about what researchers have to say about raising moral kids. A lot of it is stuff we all...
Apr 10, 20144 minMy Amazing Discipline Trick!One of these days, I’ll have to tell you about my oldest son Noah. He was really something. Even my mom didn’t want to watch him. And she...
Apr 9, 20142 minGreat Power and Petty BeligeranceYesterday, I wrote about how the changing role and nature of authority in our lives demands that we change the way we parent our kids....
Apr 8, 20144 minRaise Good Adults, Not Good KidsI read a story a while back about an anthropologist who was studying some tribal group in New Guinea. He noticed that everyone had at...
Dec 4, 20134 minWhy Parents Should MeditateMeditation is good for us. The bible tells us to meditate dozens and dozens of times. Modern science has shown that meditation changes...
Nov 18, 20136 minOf Teen Boys and Scantily Dressed WomenI don’t usually write about parenting, in part because it feels like tempting fate. I’ll write parenting advice and then my kids will end...
Aug 13, 20139 minThe Double Minded ManWhat is a “double minded man”, you ask? James 1 explains the it and its dangers this way: If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and...