Raising kids in a world filled with challenges and difficulties requires parents to equip their children with the tools to overcome obstacles and achieve their full potential. This involves teaching them to suffer well, work with a strong ethic, and manage their lives wisely as stewards of God's resources. [... more]

Developing your child's full potential requires understanding their readiness and teaching them responsibility, starting with simple tasks and gradually increasing their independence. Parents must also model a passion for Jesus, teach their children biblical knowledge, and provide systematic instruction and teachable moments to help them learn obedience and develop a heart relationship with God. [... more]

God has a dream for your child that is higher and more amazing than anything you could ever imagine. To help fulfill this dream, parents must understand their child's two primary needs: significance and security. They must also recognize their child's primary responsibility is to learn obedience, which is a developmental process that changes as children grow and mature. [... more]

Building strong relationships with children requires unconditional love, scheduled time, focused attention, consistent communication, meaningful touching, and ongoing maintenance. By investing in their lives and prioritizing quality time, parents can create a strong foundation for their children's emotional and social development. [... more]

Effective parenting begins with a crystal-clear target, focusing on helping children become holy and like Christ. Parents must practice what they preach, modeling the behavior they want their children to emulate. Building relationships that bond and create a sense of security is crucial in raising positive kids in a negative world. By following God's principles, parents can equip their children to navigate the challenges of life and become change agents in the world. [... more]

God measures generosity by the size of one's sacrifice, not the size of their gift. The Christmas story is a model of generosity, where Joseph and Mary gave up their reputation, time, and future to follow God's plan. Generosity is a virtuous response to God's love, and increasing levels of generosity bring increasing levels of reward and blessing. [... more]

God measures generosity not by the size of the gift, but by the size of the sacrifice. The Christmas story illustrates this concept, where the Magi and shepherds demonstrate generosity in different ways, with the Magi giving money and the shepherds giving their time. Generosity is a lifestyle that involves giving one's time, reputation, and future to God, and it is the key to intimacy with God and a life of purpose. [... more]

The Bible teaches that generosity is a key aspect of a Christian's life, and that giving is more blessed than receiving. A generous person is attractive, has friends, and is joyful, but this is not just about giving money, it's about having a heart that is fully God's. The generous God of the universe wants to give people a new life, and forgiveness of their sins, and to make them his sons or daughters. [... more]

Chip shares his personal journey of becoming more generous and how the law of the harvest applies to living a more generous life. He explains the seed principle and how it's used throughout the Bible to illustrate the importance of sowing good seeds and reaping good results. Chip encourages listeners to examine their own lives and make changes to become more generous and kind, and to follow Jesus' example of dying to oneself and following God's will. [... more]

Living generously is a journey that requires recognizing it's a process, reevaluating our view of God, and understanding that generosity expresses the simple wish that others would have what they need to make them happy. It's about seeing God as a blesser who wants to give us what will bring us joy, and trusting Him with our time, future, relationships, work, and money. We must overcome human nature, delusional thinking, irrational fear, and greed and pride to live generously, and it starts with humility and taking daily baby steps with words, thoughts, time, stuff, money, and actions. [... more]