

The Language of Love
What is informing your teenager’s picture of love? Sadly, the depictions of love that young people are often exposed to today (through...

Janelle Kelly
Feb 21, 2024


Parents, Teens, and Discipleship. Help to Answer the Call
The Great Commission. Most of us are familiar with it as a central theme in our Bible lessons for as long as we can remember. You know,...

Tim Bonzelaar
Jan 26, 2024


Children are hungry
I’m sure you are well aware of this, and perhaps you’re already looking forward to your teenager’s appetite being satisfied for more than...

Janelle Kelly
Nov 16, 2023


Staying Afloat on the Sea of Terminology
As both a parent and mentor, I’ve been reading up, asking questions, and wrestling out conversational touch points regarding sexuality,...

AmyJo Pleune
Oct 21, 2023


Where Are We Aiming?
In the past, my wife often told our son, “Our goal is not to have a happy kid but to raise a successful adult. You are going to be an...

Mike Van Drie
Sep 29, 2023


Too Much Information
The world is filled with over eight billion people with dreams, goals, ideas and plans as different as their fingerprints. Fifty years...

Sandy Ohlman
Aug 28, 2023


The Incredible Journey to Independence: The Path of Every Parent & Child
Finally! It’s here. Summertime. Everyone’s favorite season that includes special days and celebrations, like Fathers Day, Independence...

Tim Bonzelaar
Jul 8, 2023


Remind Them of the Who, Not the Do
One of my favorite quotes is from familiar author and speaker Bob Goff, and goes like this, “People don’t change when you tell them what...

AmyJo Pleune
Jun 27, 2023


Learning Moments
My oldest child is finishing his first year of school this month, and this has been a year of big changes for both of us. The new...

Janelle Kelly
May 11, 2023


Breaking the Cycle: Letting Go of Unrealistic Parenting Expectations
I am a terrible parent. Or at least that’s how I feel a lot of the time. Parenting is difficult and long-suffering work and a lot of days...

Mike Van Drie
Apr 24, 2023