Christian Grandparenting Blog

God instructs grandparents to teach grandchildren the truths of Scripture. Deuteronomy 4:9 states, “Teach these things to your children and children’s children.” If you have not developed the habit of regularly reading and discussing the Bible with your grandchildren, then this is a high impact priority for you to implement. Consider a few practical thoughts.

“Who am I?” Every grandchild asks themselves this question. It is the challenge of childhood and hunt of humanity to discover ones identity. Society shouts to children, attempting to convince them that they can create their own identity. This document will introduce you to identity in Christ so that we may achieve the goal of helping young people understand and live out a God-defined, Jesus-centered, and gospel-driven identity.

“ He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do?’” Luke 12:17a  It's true--choices do have consequences. In Jesus’ parable of the rich fool, the man in this story chose not to involve God in his decisions. Notice how he responds to the wealth he accumulated: “He thought to himself”; “This is [...]

I really thrilled to share with you the exciting news of CGN reaching a new milestone in ministry impact as God leads us forward to reach yet another generation with the Gospel. I have been doing this work for more than two decades now, and [...]

Nothing is More Important Than Praying for My Grandchildren Immediately after 911, I remember churches all over the land filling with people crying out to God. Now those same churches are all but empty when a church prayer meeting is scheduled. Today, as we find [...]

My personal response to this question is to ask myself another question. Where is my own heart on the issue of injustice, and especially the racial injustice questions that are front and center in the public arena today? And how do I know my heart [...]

(Lesson #4: Lessons I've Learned as a Grandparent.. and Am Still Learning) As a grandparent with grandchildren who are old enough to have children themselves, I am confronted daily with the reality of my mortality. More than seven decades of life have passed by like [...]

Creating a Safe Place is More Important Than Proving My Point It took me a while, but I now realize my grandchildren don’t need my ‘wisdom’ as much as they need the assurance that I’m a safe person with whom they can discuss the hard [...]