Author: Nathan Carpenter
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Teaching our Kids to Persevere
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…
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Building Faith into Your Kids
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…
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How is Your Crop Growing?
How is Your Crop Growing? Joey and Carla Link August 2015 I was driving by some corn fields recently and was thinking about all the work a farmer puts in to get those corn plants into the ground. From the off-season planning to working on the equipment to be sure it is in good working order…
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Fighting the Consistency Battle
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…
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Why Do We Lecture Our Kids?
Why Do We Lecture Our Kids? by Joey and Carla Link June 2015 When parents lecture, they think they are helping their children by reminding them of the training and teaching they have given them. We don’t think there is a parent alive who is going to say lectures get their child to make…
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Spring Cleaning
Spring Cleaning by Joey and Carla Link May 2015 photo by Refuge Studios In our Midwestern town, they have what is called spring cleanup days. You can get rid of furniture and other items you no longer want, setting stuff out in front of your house on a specific day and the city cleanup crews…
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Successful Kids
SUCCESSFUL KIDS by Joey & Carla Link April 2015 photo credit: freemagebank A friend of mine who is the CEO of a very large company with plants in several countries often talks about how he uses some human resource business practices in the parenting of his kids. One of his favorite phrases he likes to use…
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Praying with your Kids
Praying with your Kids March 2015 By Joey Link My mind and heart were flooded with memories as I walked out of my son’s bedroom a few nights ago. On this night I didn’t say goodnight to my son, I said goodnight to his son. On our way to the bedroom, I toss…
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Is Your Child’s Heart Clean? by Joey Link February 2015 “Jesus called the crowd to him and said, ‘Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.’” Mark 7:14 I remember going to the beach…
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Are Your Kids Teachable?
Are Your Kids Teachable? January 2015 by Joey Link I was watching a college bowl football game and a running back made a terrific play and was able to run 60+ yards for a touchdown. They showed a picture of the running back’s dad raising his hands to the sky at first I thought…