Your Child Is Your Neighbor. Gospel Coalition. September 17, 2015

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Your Child Is Your Neighbor. Gospel Coalition. September 17, 2015

By Kevin Jesmer on Friday, September 18th, 2015 | No Comments

Your Child Is Your Neighbor. Gospel Coalition. September 17, 2015 Link to original article If you asked me the single-most important insight that has shaped my parenting, it would be this: Children are people. It seems self-evident. Clearly, they have arms, legs, ears, and mouths enough to qualify. But the idea of their personhood goes far beyond just […]

75 Years In The Making: Epic Study On What Men Need To Live A Happy Life by David Clark 4-29-13

By Kevin Jesmer on Monday, August 11th, 2014 | No Comments

75 Years In The Making: Harvard Just Released Its Epic Study On What Men Need To Live A Happy Life BY FEELGUIDE • APRIL 29, 2013 • by David Clark link to original article In 1938 Harvard University began following 268 male undergraduate students and kicked off the longest-running longitudinal studies of human development in […]

PARENTS – WE CAN’T SAVE OUR KIDS. Jamie Ivey June 12, 2014

By Kevin Jesmer on Sunday, June 22nd, 2014 | No Comments

PARENTS – WE CAN’T SAVE OUR KIDS. Jamie Ivey June 12, 2014 Link to original article http://www.vergenetwork.org/2014/06/12/parents-we-cant-save-our-kids/?mc_cid=d92ad9c473&mc_eid=c03bc08a7c I grew up scared into saying a prayer of salvation. I definitely didn’t want to go to hell, so I accepted an invitation to follow Jesus instead. I mean, who wouldn’t choose that? I was a part of […]

A principle in communicating with teenagers – quote from Gary Chapman

By Kevin Jesmer on Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 | No Comments

A principle in communicating with teenagers- quote from Gary Chapman. This is from a book about parenting…but it can also be applied to campus ministry, for most students are teenagers. …”Parents who wish to be an influential part of their teenager’s reasoning process must shift from monologue to dialogue, from preaching to conversation, from dogmatism […]

Why Dads Matter. By Lois M. Collins & Marjorie Cortez. 2014

By Kevin Jesmer on Friday, February 28th, 2014 | No Comments

Why Dads Matter. By Lois M. Collins & Marjorie Cortez 2014 Link to original article MIDVALE, Utah — Jordan Ott was the third of his mother’s six children, born over the course of four marriages. By age 8, he’d had two step-dads; his brothers and sisters had more or fewer based on […]

7-crippling parenting behaviors that keep children from growing into leaders- Kathy Caprino

By Kevin Jesmer on Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 | No Comments

7-crippling parenting behaviors that keep children from growing into leaders- Kathy Caprino Forbes magazine 1-14-14 Link to the original article (The magazine did not allow copying and pasting.)

ENGAGE! Your Child, Parenting Class. Focus – Ages 0 – 12 years

By Kevin Jesmer on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014 | No Comments

ENGAGE! Your Child Parenting Class. Focus – Ages 0 – 12 years Sunday, January 19, 2014 – 6:00-8:00 pm at CCA Pastor Steve will be focusing on the foundations and goals of parenting. Before we can answer any of the “how to” questions of parenting it is critical to understand the biblical reason and foundation for parenting. During our […]

The Passion of Parenting. By CHARLES M. BLOW 11-7-13

By Kevin Jesmer on Friday, November 8th, 2013 | No Comments

The Passion of Parenting. By CHARLES M. BLOW Link to original article I’ve been a single dad for 13 years. As with most single parents — and indeed with most parents — it hasn’t always been easy. People sometimes say that parenting is the toughest job you’ll ever love. But I believe that parenting is sometimes […]

7 Things a Pastor’s Kid Needs from a Father-a blog by #Barnabas Piper# posted on Gospel Coalition

By Kevin Jesmer on Tuesday, November 6th, 2012 | No Comments

7 Things a Pastor’s Kid Needs from a Father #Barnabas Piper# works in marketing and acquisitions at #Moody Publishers# in Chicago. He is the son of #John Piper.# Link to the article Pastors, your position is a demanding one, and those demands bring unique struggles on your family. A pastor’s wife bears a great burden, […]

8 Non-Religious Reasons to Take Your Kids to Church By Parents.com | Parenting

By Kevin Jesmer on Wednesday, August 15th, 2012 | No Comments

8 Non-Religious Reasons to Take Your Kids to Church By Parents.com | Parenting By Nick Shell 8-12-12 http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/8-non-religious-reasons-kids-church-134700210.html Year after year, polls like this recent one by Gallup show that “churchgoers” not only experience more positive emotions but also less negative emotions than people who do not regularly attend church, synagogue, or mosque. […]

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