Author: Carl Van Vliet

I am excited to announce my release of the long awaited and anticipated book – Josiah Generation Revival. The book comes out of many years of ministry to youth and children and a revelation that God desires to release a revival through the hearts and lives of children and youth. We have spent decades of…

We call it Good Friday. Our tradition is one of celebration of Good Friday for what Christ willingly accomplished for our benefit. 2000 years ago it was not a Good Friday at all. 2000 years ago it was a perfect picture of Proverbs 13:12 “Hope deferred makes the heart sick.” Imagine being a follower of Christ…

Who is Jesus? During the Easter season, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and how his triumph over death has brought us eternal life. There are still so many who don’t know this good news, and many arguments as to why you shouldn’t believe that Jesus rose from the dead, or even existed. This video was…

A variation to the resurrection cookies is this great resurrection rolls and devotional reading. It works in similar fashion to the cookies. INGREDIENTS FOR RESURRECTION ROLLS:   One can of crescent roll dough 8 large marshmallows (or one for each roll you’ll be making) Melted butter Cinnamon sugar. I use 2 Tablespoons of Sugar with…

Written by Lee Strobel about his journey into writing the book “The Case For Christ” and reprinted here for our edification. “I started my original investigation [of the resurrection of Jesus] as a spiritual skeptic, but after having thoroughly investigated the evidence for the resurrection, I was coming to a startlingly unexpected verdict. One final fact —…

One great Easter resource that you can do at home this year with your children is to make “Resurrection Cookies”. They are simple to make and are a great illustration of the death burial and resurrection of our savior. You can download the devotional guide and recipe here: Resurrection_Cookies Giving credit where credit is due, and…

Billy Graham was without question a remarkable servant of our Lord Jesus. This year as I am sure many of you are aware, Billy Graham passed away at 99 years old, falling short of celebrating Easter for his 99th time by only a few short weeks. In honor of his life spent in service to…

During this Easter season I want to share some resources that mom’s and dad’s can have available to share with their children in the next couple weeks. This video is a part of the Jesus film Project, created with the purpose of introducing children to Jesus: In the first century, a group of children meet…

From the D6 Podcast: We have two well-known guests with us today. Our own Dr. Ron Hunter and Jeremy Lee “star in the show.”  Ron and Jeremy carry on a conversation about three types of spiritual conversations that parents can have with their kids. They begin by addressing the real struggles parents deal with when…

Liela and I will be at this conference in the Expo, we will be sharing discipleship resources, character training resources and discipline resources for families to help them have a biblical center in the rearing of their children, published by Doorposts publishing. Mark your Calendars and come out and see us.   https://midwesthomeschoolers.org/attend-events/conference/

One of the most frequently asked questions we have received after the release of our new book on parenting teens is, “Should we require our teenaged son or daughter to go to church with us when they do not want to go?” It’s a great question and believe it or not, we know what that…

It’s a scary story most Christians have heard at one time or another: a large percentage–many studies put the figure at 50% or more–of young people who attend church youth-group programs leave the faith within a few years of high school graduation. And though some do return later in life, there are too many stories…

Join with us, local church leaders and prayer leaders as we entreat the throne room of God for the cause of the fatherless. Starting at 6:00PM @ the Optimist Club Building in Adrian Missouri we will join with thousands of other Christians across the world worshiping the living Lord and interceding on behalf of the…

Las Vegas Nevada October 1st as the shooting rang out in Las Vegas Nevada my children where up laughing and enjoying a riddlefest in my living room, each challenging the group with the best riddle they could. I fell asleep to their laughter. Earlier that morning we all worshiped together, all seven of us. Life…

Last week we started discussing the two greatest reasons that we hear from parents to why they are not actively discipling their children at home. Last week we discussed the power of intentionality as it relates to prioritization. How the power of intentionality can overcome the power of busyness. Today we are going to tackle…

I want to ask all you ladies a question: what does it mean to be a woman, today?  This topic is at the root of a female’s identity.  Take notice I said a FEMALE not a woman.  What gender you are born was and is God’s choice for your gender. If you are born as…

As we travel and speak with parents, church leaders and families about family discipleship and prayer there are two resounding reasons parents give for not being able to disciple their children: the first is busyness, the second is lack of knowledge. This week and next I will be tackling these two struggles that every parent…

In today’s world, at least the one around me, identity is a skewed version of how you spend your time.  The worst part to me when the question comes out “what do you do for a living” is that that person’s picture of your identity comes from their life experience of whatever title you just…

Often when Liela and I are discussing parenting with people the topic of discipline comes up. In fact it always comes up. Raising children is not for the faint at heart, there will be times when discipline must be a part of your parenting. So many voices are out there in the world today discussing…