Author: Nathan Carpenter

Teaching Your Kids to Obey the Government by Joey & Carla Link January 2016 We flew into Los Angeles Airport and caught the bus to get our rental car. As the driver was taking us to the rental car location, he was being flagged down by another customer and his young family. The bus driver…

Teaching Your Children to Wait by Joey and Carla Link November, 2015   “I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait, and in His word do I hope.” Psalm 130:5 Oh how hard it is to wait, is it not, especially if what you are waiting for is something you really, really want. We…

TRUST = OBEDIENCE Joey and Carla Link November 2015   Do your kids trust you? Have you ever thought about that? When I (Joey) look back on our parenting, I think I assumed our kids trusted Carla and I, but I am not sure I ever wondered if they did. I know we worked hard…

Helping Your Kids Hear God’s Voice Joey & Carla Link September 2015 I often think about Adam and Eve walking in the garden and talking with God. WOW, what would that have been like?! After sin entered the world, things changed. Christians will often say they can’t hear God speaking to them. Does God still speak…

Teaching Your Kids to Work Joey and Carla Link October 2015 Keeping on top of yard work is never easy when you have a big yard with many trees as we do. Our busy travel schedule makes it even more difficult. I (Joey) was able to stay on top of the jobs that needed it…

Do your Children Love You? by Joey and Carla Link September 2015 Do you ever wonder if your children love you? At what age do you think they understand what love is? You tell them you love them from the first day you hold them, and they know it by how you take care of…

Teaching our Kids to Persevere by Joey Link September 2015 (Johnny Unitas-photo credit google images) Johnny Unitas was one tough football player. He played quarterback for the Baltimore Colts from 1950’s – 1970’s. For 52 years he held the record for most consecutive games with a touchdown pass (which he set between 1956–1960), until New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees broke…

Building Faith into Your Kids by Joey Link August 2015 photo courtesy of Refuge Studios We all have faith. Christian parents wonder how they are going to pass it on to their kids. Most expect the church to do it. When I was a full-time youth pastor, parents often blamed me for their teen’s moral…

Fighting the Consistency Battle Joey and Carla Link July 2015 The kids were finally in bed. Michelle looked at her husband and said, “We need to kick it in gear and get them to be responsible for the things they need to do. I am tired of chasing them around all day trying to find…