Visionary Parenting

Helping Parents Help Their Kids Follow God

God has entrusted you with children for a reason! The biblical purpose of parenting is to do all in our power to impress the hearts of our children with a love for God. The souls of our children are our most important Great Commission calling. We have created Visionary Parenting, along with a wide variety of other family resources, to encourage and equip you for this mission.

Bitterness with Dad

Catching a God-Sized Vision for Your Family

Reposted from Focus on the Family. For more information on the broadcast: http://bit.ly/2lz6wmp Parenting is not an easy journey, but when a couple knows why they are raising children their journey can be filled with hope for the future. In the summer of 2004, while...

Your Family & the Glory of God

Perhaps you have heard the phrase, "only for the glory of God." This is a theme that runs through the entire Bible, that all of creation exists for His glory. If this is true, then God created your family to glorify Him. But what exactly is "the glory of God?" We see...

Helping Your Teen Keep the Faith Through College, Part 1

Encouragement for Teens: Living for Christ at Home, Part 1

In this first post in her “Living for Christ at Home” series, Lissy Rienow addresses how, as teenagers, we can learn to be Christians with our families.

Impressing a Child’s Heart

Think about the things your parents taught you growing. Corny sayings? Some jokes? A few snippets of wisdom? But what deeply impressed your heart? What will impact your kids’ hearts?

What Fills Your Family Calendar

As parents, we are frequently oblivious to something that dramatically impacts the faith and character of our children—our daily family schedule.

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.

Never Too Late: Pluralism & Relativism

Today’s young people are saturated with pluralism, which has become unfortunately intertwined with relativism. The philosophy of relativism suggests that all statements of fact depend upon one’s perspective. In other words, all statements of truth depend upon your point of view, and are relative in comparison to the point of view of others. If we tell someone that we believe Christianity is true, we frequently hear the response, “I’m glad that you’ve found something that works for you. Christianity is true for you, and my beliefs are true for me.”