Recent Blog Posts

Friday Contest?5/24/13

May 24, 2013 in Friday Contest with 2 Comments
Read today’s post “Is This Book on Your Shelf?” and leave a comment on that post. We will draw one name to receive a free copy of Teach Them Diligently: How to Use the Scriptures in Child Training by Lou Priolo.... continue >>

Is This Book on Your Shelf?

May 24, 2013 in Blog with 11 Comments
One of the books that we HIGHLY recommend at Children Desiring God is the very practical (and short—only 160 pages) Teach Them Diligently: How to Use the Scriptures in Child Training by Lou Priolo Here is Pastor John MacArthur’s endorsement on the back cover of the book: There is far more to teaching your children the... continue >>

The Importance of a Biblical View of Friendships for Our Children and Youth

May 23, 2013 in Teaching with 1 Comments
Summer is almost upon us, and for many children and students that means more time to spend with friends. As any adult knows and has experienced, these friendships offer great potential as well as great dangers for our children and youth. Therefore, it is important for us to make sure that our children have a... continue >>

God’s Good Design for Our Children

May 22, 2013 in Blog with 0 Comments
As many of you know, Children Desiring God is located in Minneapolis Minnesota. This month, Minnesota will become the 12th state in the nation to officially recognize same-sex “marriage.” In one of his final sermons at Bethlehem Baptist Church, John Piper made the following observation, …as I hand off my leadership role at Bethlehem to... continue >>

Training Children to Be Healthy Church Members

May 21, 2013 in Blog with 0 Comments
At Children Desiring God, we like to talk about “vision-driven” ministry for children, youth, and families. A vision-driven ministry keeps the end goal in sight, and then carefully and thoughtfully steers a course toward that end goal. Have you ever considered that one of the end goals should be that our children and students grow... continue >>