Skip to content

Grandparents

Find A Topic, Author, Guest or Category

The Latest From: Grandparents

Audio Blog Series

Leave a Legacy of Faith

The legacy you leave your grandchildren is being shaped in everyday moments. Roger Marsh shares an encouraging reminder that your influence can help point the next generation toward a lasting faith in Jesus Christ. Grandparents and Their Vital Role https://cdn.bfldr.com/FK28HSHN/at/89jggjp466kcx6pnxrwkpt2/09142021GRANDPARENTSANDTHEIRVITALROLE_BROADCASTTRAILER.mp4 Some years ago, Dr. Dobson sat down with Larry Fowler, the founder of the Legacy Coalition, and Larry opened with a statistic that stopped the conversation cold. Three out of four Christian grandparents, he said, approach grandparenting the way the culture approaches it rather than the way Scripture does. Spoil them, feed them, hand them back. Then he mentioned something else. He had asked a room full of believers how many of them had ever heard a single sermon preached on grandparenting. Three hands went up. That is the gap this ministry has spent decades trying to close, and it is why we wanted to write to you today, because Dr. Dobson said something about your role that we have never been able to improve on: “An inheritance is something you leave to someone, while a legacy is something you instill in someone.” An inheritance transfers when you’re gone. A legacy transfers on an ordinary Tuesday, on the phone, in ...

Read More
Audio Blog Series

Grandparenting Series: Leave a Legacy of Faith

Roger video intro https://cdn.bfldr.com/FK28HSHN/at/89jggjp466kcx6pnxrwkpt2/09142021GRANDPARENTSANDTHEIRVITALROLE_BROADCASTTRAILER.mp4 Video title/caption A Grandmother’s Lasting Influence Question: I am a grandmother who is blessed to have fourteen grandchildren. I often take care of them and love just having them over. However, I would like to do more for them than just babysit. What can I do to really make an impact on their lives? Answer: Above all else, I would hope you would help lead your grandchildren to Jesus Christ. You are in a wonderful position to do that. My grandmother had a profound impact on my spiritual development—even greater in my early years than my father, who was a minister. She talked about the Lord every day and made Him seem like a very dear friend who lived in our house. I will never forget the conversations we had about heaven and how wonderful it would be to live there throughout eternity. That little lady is on the other side today, waiting for the rest of her family to join her in that beautiful city. You can have that kind of impact on your family, too. Grandparents have been given powerful influence on their grandchildren if they will take the time to invest in their ...

Read More
Broadcasts

Nurturing Grandchildren Through Prayer

Being a parent is ordained by God and has a special role, but grand parenting is different. There is a unique relationship between a grandparent and grandchild. One that can be fostered through prayer.

Read More
Broadcasts

Guarding Your Grandchild’s Heart Part 2

As grandparents, we can sometimes be at a loss for how to connect with our grandchildren. Do they seem to live on another planet? Well never fear, as Dr. Dobson and Gary Smalley share today, you'll find the tools to reach into their world and touch your grandchild's heart. It's a job you CAN do, and one that carries eternal significance!

Read More
Broadcasts

Guarding Your Grandchild’s Heart Part 1

It's been said that if we knew how wonderful grandchildren would be, we'd skip parenting and jump right to grandparenting! Dr. Dobson sits down with Gary Smalley to talk about the joys and God-given responsibility we have to teach spiritual truths to the next generation.

Read More
Showing Slide 1 of 6