Gina McClain
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5 Ways to Overcome Resistance to Change
I’m a change addict. Maybe that’s why I consume self-reflective information through books, blogs and videos. I love the prospect of improving. When something doesn’t pan out, I’m quickly ready to move on so we can try this again… and hopefully get it right this time! My love for change means I have the ability …
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Fighting for the Heart and Soul of Your Child
Communicate in a way that brings value to the relationship. As a parent, my words have the greatest impact on my child. A sarcastic tongue, a sharp response—these things can hurt a child’s heart. They hurt even more coming from the parent. Be the greatest protector of your child’s heart. Your child will make mistakes. …
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Am I a Bad Mom?
“How do you tell the difference between a phase or just bad parenting?” “I hate being a hard parent.” “I go to bed every single night feeling unequipped and ashamed at the fact that I haven’t parented with enough integrity. I wish I had more tools.” These are statements that came from parents at our …
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Loving Unlovable Kids
“They say you have to earn the right to be loved; no, love is unconditional. If you love someone, they don’t have to earn it. But the right to tell someone that you love them? That has to be earned. You have to earn the right to be believed.” —C. JoyBell C. Jana is in …
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Why You Shouldn’t Let People Fill in the Blanks
I have to admit, one of my biggest leadership challenges is simply responding to people. I have great intentions of doing so. And if I’m totally honest, I do respond 100 percent of the time—in my head. And that’s the problem. People don’t receive the responses that never leave my head. I’ve worked hard to improve …
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Teaching Your Kids Wisdom
It was another average weekday. Shortly after arriving home from work I’m routinely rifling through the pile of papers pulled from my second-grader’s backpack. Amid the assortment of math worksheets, writing assignments and doodles, I see one yellow slip of paper. One glance and dread envelopes me. Another ticket. Another note from …
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What Every Dad Should Know About Their Daughter
Last week I was dropping my daughter off for a birthday party. As I was leaving, a man stopped me asking for direction. He was standing with one of my daughter’s school friends. Immediately recognizing her, I put my hand out and introduced myself, explaining that our daughters sit together at lunch often. …
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Am I A Bad Parent?
“How do you tell the difference between a phase or just bad parenting?” “I hate being a hard parent.” “I go to bed every single night feeling unequipped and ashamed at the fact that I haven’t parented with enough integrity. I wish I had more tools.” These are statements that came from …
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How Much Attention Does My Child Really Need?
Wouldn’t it be great if we had a dashboard for each kid? On the dashboard is an array of “dummy” indicators that tell you how full their love tank is, if their truth-indicator has a leak or when they need a little fine-tuning. But alas, this doesn’t exist. We find we must rely more …
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What Every Dad Should Know About His Daughter
Recently I was dropping my daughter off for a birthday party. As I was leaving, a man stopped me, asking for directions. He was standing with one of my daughter’s school friends. Immediately recognizing her, I put my hand out and introduced myself, explaining that our daughters sit together at lunch often. His reaction was …
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5 Keys to Help Your Teenager Love God
Our oldest son is in the sixth grade. He’s close to exiting his preteen season and fully embracing the realm of teen-hood. (This is a great opportunity for you to pray for me.) Over the past year he’s grown into a young man that loves his hair, girls and his own opinion. In fact, …
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Stop Talking to Your Kids About Sex
Well … actually, we want to talk to our kids about sex. But the conversation can’t stop there. In fact, it shouldn’t begin there. There is so much more about our child’s God-given sexuality that to reduce it to the physical act of sex is like reducing a mosaic to a single piece of stone. …
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Why Your Child Needs a Safe Place to Fail
Shepherding the hearts of our kids is one of those daily behaviors that does more to refine and challenge me than anything else in my life. In my interactions with my kids, God reveals more to me about my own humanity than I care to know—particularly in disciplinary situations. One thing I’ve learned about kids …
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What Do You Believe About the People You Lead?
As a leader, have you ever stopped to think about what you believe about those that you lead? What you believe about their intentions? Their dreams? Their desires? Deep down, what you believe about them influences how you approach them. It impacts how you lead them. If you’re in a leadership role, that means God …
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How Do You Invest Your Time for Eternal Value?
Lately the topic of longevity has been on my mind. Mostly because I’m coming up on my third-year anniversary at Faith Promise Church. Three years doesn’t seem like a lot of time. It’s really not. But when I’m thinking ahead, I tend to think in five-year increments. Maybe it’s the remnants of my Stephen Covey …
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