Christian Grandparenting Blog

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 Generation”. These [...]

“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.” I John 1:8 I remember not long after our first child was born, a new mother in our young adult Sunday School class declared in the middle of [...]

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 [...]

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 their grandkids to feel that being around grandma [...]

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 [...]

What if every grandfather who claims to follow Christ understood the critical nature of the legacy, or inheritance, they are building for their grandchildren, and determined to proactively live it out? I believe the impact would be so huge it would rock entire nations. In [...]

With Father’s Day only two weeks away, I decided to focus my next few blogs specifically on grandfathering. To all you grandmothers out there, you can either ignore these next few posts, or you could ask your husbands to read them. So, ladies, I thank [...]