Some Fun Family Things for Fall
Hasn’t it been a while?The answer is yes. I’ve taken a break from blogging about family discipleship for the past little while to, well, spend time with my family! With that in mind, I’d love to share with you some of the things I have been loving over the past few months: BOOKS ON FAMILY […]
Discipleship in the Dreary Days of January
The day that I’m writing this on, January 16, is thought to be the “saddest day of the year” by some. Blue Monday as they call it, is when the post-Christmas, mid-winter sadness seems to come to a head, so to speak. While I’m not sure if I believe in “blue Monday”, I do know […]
Cultivating Jesus Followers: Embracing the Hard Questions
If you’ve been around Equip Family for any length of time, you know that I am a huge proponent of talking about the tough topics with kids. Not only do I believe that we need to talk about hard things with our kids, but we need to embrace talking about them. We live in a […]
Cultivating Jesus Followers: With Everyday Conversations
When people hear I’m a pastor and about my background in theology, I can almost read their minds. I’ve heard comments like “I bet your kids know a lot about the Bible!” Or, “I’d disciple my family too if I knew what you know!” Or, “I bet the conversations in your house are amazing!” Funnily […]
Family Devotions: Why Bother? (And How to Create a Routine That Works!)
Can this family discipleship blogger admit something about family discipleship to you? It can be really hard. And just in case you think that family devotions in our house consist of everyone quietly sitting, nodding & praying profound prayers every night – let me set the record straight: that’s not really what our family devotions […]
Baptized in the Water: A Book to Add to Your Family’s Shelf
Our local church recently held its’ first water baptism service since before the pandemic. We practice baptism by immersion – and I love water baptism services (I always have!) – and the joy they bring to our church family. This service was a little different for me though – as I knew my two kiddos […]
Discipleship when the World Feels Dark
Things have been quiet here this week – if for no other reason, then I haven’t known what to say. Buffalo, California, Texas. SBC reports of unprecedented abuse.The war continues to unfold in Ukraine.People seem to be increasingly polarized. As I chatted with our junior high students, they put it so eloquently – “The world […]
Our Favorite Family Discipleship Tools
We’ve been talking a lot about discipling our families on our social media feeds this month so far – and we wanted to take some time to share our favorite family discipleship resources with YOU! For Parents of Littles: Joy Wendling’s Created to Play is an amazing resource for discipling from infancy! Kayla over at […]
Making Easter Worship a Family Affair
Easter is literally right around the corner. One of my favorite things about Easter is the opportunity for families to worship together. Even if you don’t normally do “family worship” in your church, I think the Easter season is the best time to do it! It allows families the chance to celebrate the meaning of […]
Easter Basket Gift Guide: Pointing Kids to Jesus
I will openly confess that I am an “extra mom” when it comes to holidays and celebrations. I have shared this information before, and I have no shame! I love celebrating different seasons & occasions – especially when we have opportunity to point our kids to Jesus in the midst of them. I shared a […]