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Bible Recommendations
In choosing a Bible translation, there are many things to consider. You can find some helpful articles below to help you make your choice. In Student Ministries, we typically use NLT...
The Bible App for Kids
Have younger siblings that you want to help grow? https://www.bible.com/kids...
The Bible App (YouVersion Bible experience & devos)
The Bible App (YouVersion Bible experience & devos)...
52 FAMILY DINNER DISCUSSIONS
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/dinnerconversations/52-Dinner-Discussions.pdf...
Car Conversations – Part 2
https://ministrytoparents.com/youth/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/CAR-CONVERSATIONS-Part-2-1.pdf...
Car Conversations – Part 1
https://ministrytoparents.com/youth/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Car-Conversations-Part-1.pdf...
7 Traits of Effective Parenting Assessment
https://assessments.focusonthefamily.com/s3/7-Parenting-Traits-Assessment...
CROSSWALK DAILY DEVOTIONALS
http://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/...
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Love, Sexuality, Relationships 2020 Resources
This year, we’re structuring our teaching around a series called “Different” from Jonathan Evans. We will begin each lesson with his 20 minute videos that walk students through four parables in...
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Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens by Paul David Tripp
Aside from the Bible itself, this is one of the best parenting books I have read. Tripp champions parents to engage the amazing season of opportunity to equip their students in real faith. Upon...
10 Regrets Every Parent Can Avoid
Originally posted on trippatkinson.com. Parenting is really, really tough. It seems that as soon as you start figuring out a few things, your kids are grown. Because of this, some of the best...
Raising Kingdom Kids by Tony Evans
When you first find out that you’re pregnant, you read everything you can get your hands on about how to care for your baby while that baby is still on the inside! Parenting while your baby is in...
Navigating Life’s Inevitable Crises
Originally posted on trippatkinson.com What do you do when life gets a little crazy and you find yourself in the midst of a crisis? Pastor Tripp Atkinson and family counselor Anne Ford share some...
Love & Respect by Emerson Eggerichs
One of the best things parents can do for their children is model a healthy, loving marriage. Based on Ephesians 5:33, this book explains the vastly different ways in which men and women perceive...
Not Alone (Parenting is Tough…)
Originally posted on trippatkinson.com. Parenting is tough… but you don’t have to do it alone. There is a jar that sits in my office that is filled with ping-pong balls, 168 to be exact. That is...
(Not So) Great Expectations
Originally posted on trippatkinson.com University of South Carolina Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Frank Martin, has made headlines recently for the following quote about expectations of kids… You...
If I Could Get a Mulligan on Parenting Teenagers
Originally posted on achuckallen.com I sure wish that I could have a “do-over” when it comes to raising teenagers…specifically high schoolers. Now that all of our girls are out of the house, I’ve...
3 Powerful Parenting Lessons
Originally posted on achuckallen.com After 28 years of parenting and 10 years of blended family parenting, I have learned some heavy duty lessons. I’ve learned what TO do. I’ve learned what NOT...
Five Parenting Foundations
By Walt Mueller, CPYU President. Used by permission. Parenting in today’s world is not an easy task. Here are five elements that are essential foundations to parenting as you travel through the...
The Gift that Keeps Giving
Tim Elmore shared the following story with Tripp Atkinson: Two years ago, our daughter Bethany turned thirteen. Prior to her birthday, we had already noticed signs of her becoming a teenager....
Putting God First
Do you recall those first tender moments after your child arrived? Holding his vulnerable frame against your proud chest. Caressing her soft skin and breathing in the fresh scent of baby powder....
7 Questions to Ask Before Dating
Originally posted on trippatkinson.com. Week 2 from High School series “Status” at Sugar Hill Church. When students ask if a dating relationship is a good idea, my answer is always the same. “It...
5 Truths to Loving Our Kids Well
Originally posted on trippatkinson.com Before my children were good swimmers, I remember the days of taking them to the pool and them spending more time standing on the side of the pool nervously...
Shepherding a Child’s Heart by Tedd Tripp
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