John Dalrymple
John serves as an Associate Pastor at Grace Bible Church in Murrieta, California. He and his wife, Suzanne, have one baby girl and five growing boys.
Posts by John
26 posts
- Parenting
Teach Your Kids How to Think about Sickness
When sickness hits your home yet again, how do you talk about it with your kids from a biblical perspective?
- Personal Growth
5 Misconceptions about Sports Betting
Sports betting has exploded in popularity in recent years–especially among young men. What’s there to know?
- Family
Songs To Help Your Family Memorize Scripture
If you have a desire for your children to hide God’s Word in their hearts, employ the power of music as a memory aid!
- Parenting
Teach Your Child How To Choose Wise Friendships
Friendships play a central role in a child’s spiritual and social formation. How can we help our children choose wise friendships?
- Parenting
How Do I Help My Child Stop Lying?
Lying causes confusion, destroys relationships, and will be judged by God. Here are 7 ways you can help your child stop lying.
- Parenting
Jesus’ Guide to Praying for Your Children
Discover the greatest gift you can give your child and how to prioritize prayer for them. Learn 6 principles from Jesus' model prayer.
- Family
5 Reasons to Play Pickleball With Your Spouse and Kids
Intentional activities like pickleball bring our family together while also providing exercise, building character, and helping us connect with others.
- Personal Growth
Lessons From a Desperate Dad
The gospels give us a powerful story of a desperate dad that can encourage us as we encounter desperation of our own in parenting.
- Culture
Raising Boys to be Gentle Men
When it comes to masculinity, our culture is conflicted, but the Bible is clear: God calls all boys and men to be gentle.
- Parenting
10 Ways to Help Your Kids Avoid Materialism This Christmas
Christmas morning is a highlight in our home but it can also expose the ugly materialism and selfishness in our hearts.
- Personal Growth
The Tool Every Dad Needs
How would you like a versatile tool that is guaranteed to never wear out and stay sharp and strong? Chances are you already have it, but are you using it?
- Marriage
Five Questions to Ask Your Wife
If you want to love your wife well, take time to ask her intentional questions about her heart and your marriage.
- Parenting
Father, Honor Your Son and Daughter
What does God say about the way we must treat our children? Does the Bible actually instruct us to honor our kids?
- Parenting
Teach Your Kids About Baptism
Many children understand salvation and yet know little about the significance of baptism. Here are key teaching points about baptism to share with your kids.
- Family
Why Your Kids Need a Church Family (Part 2)
Learn to value a church family because it provides your kids with healthy diversity, loving accountability and ministry opportunities
- Family
Why Your Kids Need a Church Family (Part 1)
The church is essential for the spiritual growth of you and your children. Here are the first three of six reasons why your kids need a church family.
- Parenting
Four Ways to Love Your Children
God gives every parent a special love for their kids but sometimes we as dads aren’t always good at showing it.
- Parenting
What to Know as a First-Time Dad
There are some foundational realities about pregnancy, birth, and the early years that every dad should know.
- Book Review
Book Review: The Promises of God Storybook Bible
The Promises of God Storybook Bible is “conversational, whimsical, and biblically faithful” and well worth adding to your rotation of family devotion Bibles.
- Bible Exposition
Is There Peace on Earth?
“Peace on earth” may seem more like a seasonal sentiment than a cultural reality. Tensions are high in our country and sometimes in our own homes and hearts.
- Bible Exposition
David: Great King Lousy Dad
King David is known as a “man after God’s own heart,” but he made several parenting decisions that had disastrous consequences.
- Parenting
Helping Your Kids with Fear
Teach your kids what the Bible has to say about different fears and trust the Lord to give them courage as they grow and mature.
- Parenting
Teach Your Children to Remember
By pointing to God’s works in your family’s past, you can train your children to more clearly see God’s works in your family’s present.
- Family
3 Ways to Redeem Summer
If you are struggling to “redeem the time” as a family, here are three worthwhile family activities to incorporate into your final weeks of summer.
- Bible Exposition
How to Invest in Heaven
Long-term investing strategy looks beyond retirement to eternity. We must invest ourselves in true treasure for the glory of God and benefit of our families.
- Parenting
Why Do I Get So Mad?
Anger is an all-too-common reaction from dads. Consider these four biblical diagnoses with corresponding solutions.
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