Christian Grandparenting Blog

Everyone knows March means basketball, and lots of it. March Madness is the showcasing of the best of NCAA hoops in this country. Unless you are one of those not into basketball, you will be among those inevitably talking about basketball and rooting for their [...]

  By Ila McIlvain He did not choose us to do small things. He chose us to touch people with His love (Lev. 19:34); to see lives changed (Luke 4;18,19); to raise the next generation of God’s people (Deut. 6:7); to exhibit His life in [...]

Promise Keepers held a men’s rally in Washington, D. C. last year to challenge men to “stand in the gap” (Ezekiel 22:30) on behalf of their wives, families, and the nation, and to be courageous, godly men standing against the wave of spiritual destruction which [...]

The story is told of two elderly ladies who had been friends for many decades and had shared all kinds of activities and adventures.  Lately, their activities were limited to a few times a week to play cards.  One day, as they were playing cards, [...]

When we consider that more than one third of our current population is of grandparenting age, and that the traditional family is under severe attack threatening the future of the family, it is vital that we reclaim the biblical roles and necessary responsibilities of grandparenting [...]

There are certain images of growing old I hope will never describe my old age. I don’t want to be like those “Grumpy Old Men” portrayed by Jack Lemmon and Walter Mathau, for example. I don’t want to be viewed by those younger than me [...]

by Tim KimmelGrandparents have changed. Today’s grandparents are the graying remnant of a generation who managed to turn our country upside down when they were young. The average age of a first time grandparent is 47. They compute more and crochet less. They buy more [...]

by Cavin HarperAn ancient biblical proverb says: “A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children.” What kind of inheritance is worth leaving to my grandchildren that will make their lives more rich and full? Undoubtedly, such an inheritance involves more than money, houses [...]