Christian Grandparenting Blog

  The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16 There was a saying among Jews that “he who prays surrounds his house with a wall stronger than iron.” James says much the same thing. There is power and great effect because...

“The Father is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.”  Matt. 18:14 I’ve often said that one of my heroes of the faith is a man named Caleb--a man willing to risk it all because he believed God. I love how he responds to...

  From 1854 to 1929 Orphan Trains transported nearly 200,000 destitute children, mostly from Boston and New York, to families across America. Most of them were immigrant children orphaned, abandoned or neglected by their families. When the...

“Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.”  Matt. 18:5 Effective parenting and grandparenting requires intentionality. God laid down this challenge through the prophet Jeremiah—Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for...

Do you ever wish that you could be more noticed… that when you walk into a room people know who you are and immediately engage with you? If the truth were known, most of us likely have secret fantasies about standing out in the crowd and...

  We just celebrated another Fourth of July in the United States. You probably heard all the familiar refrains in speeches and songs about liberty and freedom. But what do we mean when we speak of liberty? Do you have a grasp of its meaning?...

  Many grandparents are looking for simple tools to help them guide their grandchildren toward a personal relationship with God in Christ. One of the most powerful tools for doing that is prayer, but sometimes we try to make it too...

As part of a church’s children’s program one young lad was asked who hero was. He answered without hesitation, “My Dad”! Men, you know there are few things that will make a dad’s chest swell with pride like hearing his son call him a hero. On this...

  I believe with all my heart that a key role grandparents are given in the family is that of storyteller. The power of story is undisputed when it comes to impressing upon hearts and minds the truths of God’s world and work in our lives....

  If you’ve heard anything I’ve talked about in my blogs and seminars, you know that ‘intentionality’ is at the heart of what we do at CGN. Courageous grandparents are intentional about things that are important because they are things that...