by Lori Wildenberg | May 18, 2015 | Communication, Prodigal Concerns, Relationships, Uncategorized
Fact: Kids love to push the limits. Fact: Rebellion is a human condition. Yet there are things we do as parents that encourage the growth and intensity of a rebellious heart.Here are 10 sure fire ways to fan the rebellion...
by Lori Wildenberg | May 11, 2015 | Character Development, Discipline, Prodigal Concerns, Relationships, Uncategorized
Have you heard this definition?”Crazy is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.” Yet we often go crazy because we are in a discipline rut.So let’s STOP crazy parenting and get creative! S: Super hard to enforce. If...
by Lori Wildenberg | Apr 20, 2015 | Character Development, Prodigal Concerns, Relationships
He’s a good kid. She was raised to know the Lord.How could he make this choice? How could she do this thing? Confusing isn’t it? We think we have protected our kids from evil, wrong thinking, and immoral behavior because we raised them with faith and family...
by Lori Wildenberg | Apr 6, 2015 | Anger, Character Development, Communication, Prodigal Concerns, Relationships
When my kids were little I wanted to know how to parent perfectly.Give me a recipe and I follow it – to the letter.The problem with a parenting formula is that the ingredients contain unstable elements like: human free will, sin propensity, and unique...
by Lori Wildenberg | Mar 30, 2015 | Holidays, Prodigal Concerns
Here’s a shocking statistic: While two out of three Americans recognize Easter as a religious holiday, only 42 percent connect Easter with the resurrection of Christ. (My ministry partner, Becky Danielson found this stat over at the Barna Group. The...
by Lori Wildenberg | Mar 9, 2015 | Character Development, Communication, Prodigal Concerns, Uncategorized
Don’t judge?Right there in Matthew 7:1 it states don’t judge.This passage is a favorite of many, perhaps for the wrong reasons. Matthew 7:1 is the most misunderstood and misquoted passage today. The words were said by Jesus to his followers as part of his Sermon on...