Parenting

Jared Stern

Active Parenting

This post shares four helpful principles that kids need to know before they leave the safety of your home.

Jared Stern

A Distinguished Dad

What makes a person a great dad? Looks? Personality? This blog gives a few basic principles that will help make you a distinguished dad.

Jared Stern

Three Ways to Prevent Meltdowns

As I was talking with Janae about the topic of exasperating our children, she mentioned jokingly that she wished there was verse to...

Jared Stern

Active Grandparents

The older a person gets, the less active they become. That’s a statement a lot of people don’t like to admit. It’s frustrating when tasks...

Jared Stern

I Broke My Child’s Leg

As soon as I heard the crack I knew. That is a sound that will forever be etched in my brain. I still cringe every time I think about it....

Randy McKenzie

Keeping Joy in Worship

As a father and husband one of my greatest pleasures is seeing my family joyful. The laughter of my wife and children reaches down deep...

Jared Stern

Overparenting

At what point does it become too much? This is a question that I have often considered as a parent. It is a constant struggle that...

Jared Stern

Responding Instead of Reacting

One of the greatest a challenges that a parent faces in life is reacting vs. responding. I have seen it time and time again. Their...

Shawn Mason

Trying Terrible Twos

The following post was reposted with permission from Shawn Mason, Operation Barnabus leader, because of its relevance to Jared Stern's...