Christian Grandparenting Blog

Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:16) My sister sent me this story written by a friend many years ago. Now that Christmas is upon us, I thought this would be a good...

“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 Jim Stovall’s story, The Ultimate Gift, describes the journey of the young, self-centered, irresponsible Jason Stevens, nephew of oil and gas...

“The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  Romans 6:23 It really is time for followers of Christ to take back Christmas. For us, Christmas is the greatest story ever told – it is the rest of the...

College students gathering in a university student center were discussing various philosophies and religions of the world. After one student shared the claims of Christianity and the Gospel, a student responded, “The Christian Gospel is too...

[NOTE: This is the fourth in our serious of 7 Critical Absolute Truths that parents and grandparents need to teach their children.  As a grandparent, you can have a powerful personal influence in their understanding of these key truths. Obviously,...

“The length of our days is seventy, or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow…”  Ps. 90:10 [NOTE: As the second most powerful spiritual influencers in our grandchildren’s lives (and sometimes the #1 influencer),...

Something’s Wrong with the World We cannot deny that something is desperately wrong with the world, and the temptation will be for parents and grandparents to try to stay relevant with the culture by accommodating ourselves to the thinking of the...

“Since they (mankind) did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, He gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.”  Rom. 1:28 When God made us, He made something beautiful and perfect. Not only are we...

God Is and Created ALL That Exists… and It Was Good  “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth… and God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. God saw all that He had made,...

“See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of the world rather than on Christ.”  Colossians 2:8 Children, like clay, are easily molded, shaped and...