I have an eleven-year-old son named Timothy. He’s growing fast. As such, the boy loves to eat. He’s at that stage where he’ll finish his burger and then stare at you while you eat yours. If you lose focus – even for a second – that burger is fair game. OK, he won’t actually steal it, but, he’ll ask politely if you’re gonna finish it. If you don’t, he will. What do you hunger for? What foods do you love? Not only do we have physical appetites, we have spiritual appetites as well. Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” (Matt 5:6 ESV) Does that describe you? Your kids? Do you crave the holy, righteous and good things of God? Are you satisfied?

Parenting Bible Studies: The Power of Working Together: Parenting is not for the faint of heart. But it’s also not an individual sport. Part of God’s plan for bringing spouses together is to raise children who will love God and love others. When it comes to parenting, you need each other, and you also need the encouragement, and accountability others can provide. Parenting Bible studies are a great way to bring all of those elements together and help your family connect with God’s plans and purposes for you.

What’s the Role of a Father? w/ Pastor Scott Nickell: Too often in today’s media, the role of a father comes off as a running punchline. In reality, a father’s role is infinitely more important than most men can even imagine. After all, God chose to describe Himself as “Father” because He wanted to provide an example of love, provision, and sacrifice that resonates with human dads. When it comes to digging into the role of a father, Scott Nickell, lead teaching pastor at Southland Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky, speaks from experience. In addition to hosting the Locker Room podcast,  Scott’s the father of four, and he’s passionate about helping men, fathers, and husbands become all God created them to be.

“The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.”
– Mother Teresa

“The key to Christian living is a thirst and hunger for God. And one of the main reasons people do not understand or experience the sovereignty of grace and the way it works through the awakening of sovereign joy is that their hunger and thirst for God is so small.”
– John Piper

“The only Christian you want to listen to is the one who gives you more of a hunger for God.”
– A.W. Tozer

Kent Evans
Author of Bring Your Hammer, co-founder of Manhood Journey

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