Christian Grandparenting Blog

Recently, I programmed my phone's GPS to guide me to a specific location, and somehow I ended up with two AI women giving me directions at the same time. To make things more confusing, they weren’t giving me the same directions. This experience reminds us that many "voices" compete for our grandchildren’s attention. Some voices impart truth; others don’t.

Most of us also remember what it felt like when our own parents interfered in our parenting. We didn’t appreciate it then—and our kids won’t now. So how do we stay involved without overstepping?

Bread baking is one of my favorite pastimes. It began when my mother first introduced me to the art of yeasted breadmaking. Back then, I had to climb up onto a chair to reach the counter. I loved standing there with my mother’s arms wrapped [...]

During biblical times in the Jewish religious life and sacrificial system, lambs were sacrificed daily to atone for the sins of the people. The lambs used in these sacrifices had to be spotless, without blemish or defects as they symbolized perfect, blameless purity. They foreshadowed what the prophet Isaiah told of the coming One who would be brought “like a lamb to the slaughter”.

In Psalm 78, the people of the northern tribes of Israel are described as “forgetting what God had done, the wonders He had shown them”. They had spiritual amnesia. Make yourself aware of the definition, risk factors, symptoms, and prognosis of this spiritually deadly disease.

God instructs grandparents to teach grandchildren the truths of Scripture. Deuteronomy 4:9 states, “Teach these things to your children and children’s children.” In Psalm 78:5 God commands grandparents to teach multiple generations to obey God’s commands. Throughout church history the primary method to teach and disciple young people has been called family worship.

Charles Dickens may have characterized families the best when he wrote, ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.’ Though he wasn’t writing about families, we all know that many of our greatest joys and deepest sorrows revolve around our families. Today we will consider when families experience division and fractured relationships - the worst of times.

Transformational moments in our lives have a way of standing out. They are the moments when something clicks and a quiet realization leads to a lasting change. On March 19 to 21, 2026, the Legacy Grandparenting Summit returns to Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas. Please plan to join us.