Christian Grandparenting Blog

I don’t do well with uncertainty. I like clear expectations, definitive answers to my questions, and specific guidance for next steps – whether from my family, friends, employer, or even from God…maybe ESPECIALLY from God. Over the past two...

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths… (Eph. 4:29) Have you ever noticed how political and social issues have a way of bringing out the worst in people. Does the degree of verbal slander between opposing positions, particularly in...

There is quite a frenzy going on right now with the arrival of a once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse across the United States. It’s been ninety-nine years since the last one, so this is really a big deal. It’s been fun watch all the news stories and...

“…give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:18) According to professionals in the field, millions of adults between 40 and 59 years of age in America are part of the “Sandwich...

By Gary Ericson When my wife and I were still very young and newly married, God brought an older couple into our lives who became our spiritual grandparents. As should be the case with grandparents, we learned a lot from those two. In fact, a lot...

Who doesn’t want to have the best possible relationship with their grandchildren? Most grandparents desperately want their grandchildren to like them and to want to spend time with them. Intentional grandparents, however, want even more… they want...

You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased. Luke 3:22 (NIV) The Big Story of reality begins in Genesis, chapter 1. Not only are we told that humans alone, among all of God’s creation in the universe, have been made in His image, but...