Parenting is one of the greatest callings—and one of the hardest. As moms and dads, we constantly pour ourselves into others: our kids, our spouses, our employers, and even our extended families and friends. But here’s the truth—if we spend all of our energy giving and never refilling, we will eventually run on empty. That’s why Christian parenting begins not with doing

Part 1 • Parenting by Paul David Tripp My son is 15 months old. Most of our days are filled with teetering steps, giggles, toy-strewn floors, and a surprising number of snacks that he may or may not like that day. He’s learning new things daily, and so am I. It’s a sweet season—but it’s also exhausting and, at times,

It’s funny how God works. Growing up in youth group, I’d always hear preachers say things like, “God gave me all my illustrations,” and “These things really happened to me.” It was usually an evangelist or a traveling pastor at youth camp who’d tell a crazy story that actually happened to them in real life and then tie it to

I am not the perfect father. Like many millennials, I struggle with defining my parenting style. The old school methods of blind obedience, don’t ask questions, and “because I said so”, often creep up in my repertoire, emerging from deep inside my parenting bag of tricks.  What I’ve come to realize is that none of these are inherently wrong or