Fill your Kid's hearts with a love for God

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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.

Encouragement for Single Parents

Visionary Parenting

How to Train Children to Whine

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

Family, Kids & Teens, Read

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

Parenting, Read

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

Parenting, Read

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

Kids & Teens, Parenting

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

Empty Nesters, Parenting

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.”

Visionary Parenting

Parenting, Watch

Drawing from Deuteronomy 6, Dr. Rienow encourages parents and grandparents to take the lead in passing faith in Jesus to their children and grandchildren.

The Power of Servant Leadership: Living for Christ at Home, Part 4

Family, Kids & Teens, Read

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

Family, Kids & Teens

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 walking the difficult journey of grief…and hope. Our 13-year-old...

Give Me Your Heart: Living for Christ at Home, Part 3

Family, Kids & Teens, Read

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?