Blog - Preserving the Family

Parents Matter

by Cheryl | Jan 14, 2023 | Family vision, Parenting

Are you setting 2023 goals for your yourself and your family? Go ahead and look a few more years down the road. Where do you see your children spiritually 10, 15, even 20 years from now? If you are searching for the most important factor in your child's spiritual...

You Can’t Win With Defense Alone

by Stan | Aug 29, 2022 | Parenting, Raising Daughters, Raising Sons

Football season is upon us and here is a truth you will see played out in every game. Every coach in every sport will tell you this. And, every general will tell you the same. You can't win with defense alone. As parents, we tend to focus much of our energy on...

Parenting with Boldness

by Cheryl | Jul 30, 2022 | Confidence in God, Raising Daughters, Raising Sons

boldness willingness to take risks and act innovatively; confidence or courage Boldness is a grand idea, isn't it? Unfortunately, as parents consider the challenges of raising children today, the idea may seem elusive. Do we really need boldness and confidence? Could...

Everyone is a Theologian–Chapter 1

by Stan | May 19, 2022 | theology, truth

Everyone is a theologian! This may sound strange. Not me, we may protest. But no matter what a person believes, none can avoid theology. If someone says there is no God, they are a theologian. Every worldview is theological in some way. This is why Raising Kids for...

Introducing a New Resource for Parents!

by Stan | Apr 6, 2022 | Parenting

This week, our first co-authored book was released! Raising Kids for Tomorrow's World: 12 Keys to Preserving the Faith is now available for purchase. Here is the Introduction from the book: Introduction Becoming a Parent When I (Stan) was a twenty-four-year-old...

Spurgeon Speaks to Teens

by Cheryl | Apr 6, 2022 | Teens

"You cannot grow in grace to any high degree while you are conformed to the world. The life of separation may be a path of sorrow, but it is the highway of safety; and though the separated life may be painful and make every day a battle, yet it is a happy life, after...

Boys By Design

by Stan | Mar 20, 2022 | Parenting, Raising Sons

Imagine you embark on a hike through the woods with two of your sons and your foot stumbles on something. You pick the item up and knock off the years of dirt. You do not recognize it, but on examination it appears to be some sort of tool. Obviously designed to do...

Affirmation–Our Greatest Parenting Tool

by Stan | Mar 4, 2022 | Parenting, Prayer, Raising Daughters, Raising Sons

Affirmation may be one of the greatest tools we have as parents. Maybe even THE greatest tool for directing the character development of our children. Recently, a father shared with me the amazing effect affirmation and praise had on his four young sons. He told about...

The Lie of the Lure

by Stan | Feb 13, 2022 | Culture, Teens

The best fishing season is fast approaching and the newest tool in the fisherman’s tacklebox of tricks is the Whopper Plopper. Designed to deceive, it is a carefully colored and crafted lure with a tail spinner that churns the water as it spins--its most thrilling...

The Stewardship Experiment

by Cheryl | Jan 6, 2022 | Family Mission, Ministries

I recently purchased a little book for Stan accurately titled A Little Book on the Christian Life. Edited and translated by Aaron Clay Denlinger and Burk Parsons, this book is filled with nuggets of wisdom from John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion...

Announcing Preserving the Family!

by admins | Jan 4, 2022 | Announcements

The beginning of a new year typically brings reflection and renewed vision. As we move into 2022, we plan to broaden the focus of 12 Passages for Parents and include more resources for parents and families. This site will now be known as... Preserving the Family Good...

To Live Content

by Cheryl | Oct 2, 2021 | The Farmhouse Journal

When going through some of my mother's treasures recently, I came across one of my grandmother's bibles. It is small in size, published in 1902 by University Press, Oxford, England. This bible was a gift to my grandmother, Sara, from her brother who signed it, To...