Christian Grandparenting Blog

“My dad was never there.” “My dad was abusive, angry and critical.” “My dad was an alcoholic and addicted to porn.” “My dad loved his work more than his family.” Perhaps you’ve heard statements like these. Some may describe your father… or perhaps one or [...]

We’re all familiar with it. You probably have a plague or door knocker that proclaims it. It’s Joshua 24:15 – As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord forever. Could your grandchildren and adult children affirm that this declaration is definitely practiced [...]

Have you ever questioned your ability to make a difference in someone else’s life, especially if that life is one of your children or grandchildren? Are you watching a teenage grandchild or adult child making poor choices and wandering from the faith, and wondering whether [...]

Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you…   Do you ever struggle with questions of faith—questions like, “Is Christianity really true?” or, “What difference does it make in my life to believe the resurrection really happened?” My guess is your [...]

7 POWERFUL WAYS TO BE A GRANDPARENT WHO MATTERS If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of [...]

Do you believe grandparents matters—or should matter? Grandparents stand in a unique position of being the second most powerful potential spiritual influencers in a child’s life. Only parents possess a higher potential influence. Since 1998 the Christian Grandparenting Network has worked to convince grandparents that [...]

I recently read about Adam LaRoche’s sudden decision to retire from Major League Baseball after he was informed by the Chicago White Sox that his 14-year-old son, Drake, could no longer accompany him to the club house every day. Adam walked away from $13 million [...]

This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed by Your Name… (Matthew 6:9 NIV)   When was the last time you used the word hallow or hallowed? Probably not recently—unless you were reciting the Lord’s Prayer. It’s not exactly one of [...]