Visionary Parenting
The HEarT of Your Teen
Build a better relationship with your teen so you can help them build a better relationship with God.
Parenting a teen can be quite the emotional roller coaster ride. Parents in the midst of this season of parenting want to better understand what teens are thinking and feeling. Lissy Rienow shares the teenage point of view about the toughest issues families face today. Her heart for families shines through as she encourages and equips parents to fight for a stronger connection with their teen. Readers will discover what is involved in building this heart-connection that brings families together.
Lissy Rienow
With one older brother and five younger siblings, Lissy has a deep passion for helping teens live for Christ in their family relationships. She understands first hand how families struggle and need biblical encouragement and has a burning desire to see families build healthy, Christ-centered relationships with one another.
Lissy Rienow Speaks at the National Grandparenting Conference
Encouragement for Teens: Living for Christ at Home, Part 1
This is the first in a series of posts by Lissy Rienow that will address how, as teenagers, we can learn to be Christians with our families.
Who We Are at Home Is Who We Really Are
Have you ever had one of your daughter’s teachers go on and on about how well she is doing in class, how respectful she is, and how considerate she is of the other students? You hear all this while struggling to remember the last time you experienced these same virtues at home. Who your son or daughter is at home is who they really are.
The Power of Servant Leadership
In our culture and communities, we talk a lot about leadership. How can you be a leader among your friends? How can you be a leader at school? How can you be a leader in the world? However, although leadership is a valuable attribute, I believe that we have lost one of the most important aspects of leadership. Like anything in life, we can look to the Bible to find what it means to be a true leader.
Sorrow and Hope
As many of you know, Amy’s brother John died in an accident almost two months ago. He and his wife Meg, along with his five children, are all very close to our family. Since his passing we have been...
Give Me Your Heart
Solomon writes to his son in Proverbs 23 saying, “My son, give me your heart.” For many teenagers this sounds strange. What does it mean to “give our heart” to our parents?
