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Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist We’ve probably all “been there”- out in public when we notice a child behaving in some unusual ways. He might be repeating the same words or phrases over and over or she may be flapping her arms repeatedly. Perhaps you have noticed that a child at church […]

Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications Are you looking for ideas to share with your grandparenting group this Easter? We have compiled some for you! We encourage you to have a special time to equip grandparents from your church with different ways they can share Easter with their grandkids. Take some notes as

Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications Take a minute and think about how you prepare for and celebrate Easter. Now compare that with how you prepare for and celebrate Christmas. If you are like me, there is a great discrepancy between the two! Maybe it is because one deals with a baby and

Written by Robert Wolgemuth, Author of over 20 books Let’s turn the clock back. Not just to earlier today or last week or a year ago or even back to when you were born. Turn it back to the beginning of time, even before there was such a thing as time. Creation “In the beginning

Written by Isabel Tom, Speaker, Educator, & Author How can you cultivate a meaningful relationship with your grandchild when you’re in competition with YouTube, video games, and all the activities that your grandchild has? We live in a time full of distractions, yet you as a grandparent have a unique opportunity to enrich your grandchild’s

Written by Dr. Phil Stevenson, PSW District Superintendent of The Wesleyan Church I entered the world of Pappy (the name my grandkids call me) for the first time on February 4, 2009. I still vividly recall that day. I, along with a multitude of others, was in my daughter’s delivery room. We were gathered, friends,

Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist In Part 1 of this article, we covered the first two love languages of words of affirmation and quality time from Dr. Gary Chapman’s book “The 5 Love Languages”. Love languages are a way that individuals feel most loved. In this post, we’ll discuss the final three

Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist Just over three decades ago, Gary Chapman wrote a book that was intended to help spouses learn how to love one another well. The 5 Love Languages explains that all of us have a primary and secondary love language that helps us to feel very loved. If

Written by Mary Davis from the Skyline Church grandparenting ministry Good news needs to be shared. Where would humanity be if the women at the tomb had remained silent? Although 2,000 years have passed, the mission remains the same: Share Jesus’ story of love, resurrection, and eternal salvation with others to develop new disciples in Christ.

In Part 1 of this article, we emphasized the importance of speaking in love with those affected by abortion or those who are pro-choice. While that is essential to connecting and conversing with them, it’s also important to mention some cautions about responding. We need to recognize that there are some things that Christians have