*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on USA Today. America’s teenagers have a lot on their minds. They worry about school, about fitting in, about guns, about the environment, about just figuring out who they really are. But given that for the most part, mom and dad are still paying the bills,…
The day after Easter. The day after we celebrate Christ’s empty tomb. The day after the celebration is a different sort of day. On the day after Easter, parents often struggle to connect the dots between serving a risen Savior and caring for kids with special needs. On the day after Easter, the gap between…
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Prodigal Son Act out the story of the prodigal son. Choose parts (father, son, friends, pigs, servant—find a part for each family member) for the characters in the story. Read the story aloud from Luke 15:11-24 and the actors will do what is happening in the story. When the prodigal son realized he had sinned…
I heard an old hymn rearranged in a new way recently, and it deeply touched me. The words so powerful, so amazing, impacted me in a new way. The song had been introduced with the harrowing story of the songwriter, Horatio Spafford, and how against all the odds he was able to write such amazing words….
Mercy in Love Read Luke 10:25-37 or summarize it for your family. The parable of the Good Samaritan is a great example of showing mercy in love. Jesus used the parable to correct the false understanding of who our neighbors are and what our duty to them is. Jesus also commands us to not only…
We’ve been coping with the chaos and change that construction work brings. Three new houses are being built on our road. Every day as we come and go from our house, we have to walk through the construction site. When there is a delivery truck or large vehicles are moving materials, we are escorted through…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on Barna. The new Households of Faith report released by Barna, produced in partnership with Lutheran Hour Ministries and based on an extensive study of practicing Christians and their living arrangements, finds a consistent connection between households that prioritize quality time and households that prioritize faith formation. Generally…
As a speech-language pathologist, my training has allowed me to help countless children develop verbal speech or alternative communication methods. I have listened to families express their desire to hear their child communicate or participate in their family routines. I know how these families feel, because I have experienced it myself. My own child with…
What’s That For? While you are cooking in the kitchen, collect an assortment of items such as: cheese grater, pizza cutter, candy thermometer, etc. and ask: What does it do? What is it used for? Explain that each item was made for a specific purpose (to grate cheese, cut a pizza, or determine cooking temperature)….