Legacy Coalition Blog Team

Written by Russ Crosson, Executive Vice President and Chief Mission Officer, Ronald Blue Trust As we enter the lazy days of summer, children turn their thinking to camps, vacations, visiting family, hanging out with friends, and freedom from homework. In this blog, I would like to give you, as grandparents, something to think about this summer. […]

Written by Ron Byers, Pastor of Barfield Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, TN There is a song that includes the line, “Precious memories, how they linger.” I thank the Lord for the precious memories of my grandfathers that linger in my mind. I certainly would love to pass down precious memories to my grandchildren as well. My

Written by Tony Souder, Founder of Pray for Me Campaign Grandfathers have the potential to be some of the most influential people on the planet when it comes to their grandchildren. Of course, like so many things in life, grandfathers must be intentional if they are going to reach their potential in influencing their grandchildren.

Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist Last month, I shared a post about the importance of grandparents teaching their grandchildren LOVE AND JOY via their words and actions. The summer months also provide ample opportunities for you to be an integral part of your grandchildren’s lives, as well. You can use your life

Written by Judy Douglass, Author, Blogger, and Podcaster One of the best things that happened to our son was to be put on probation for two years for a minor incident. The consequences were much greater than the offense. But it was an answer to prayer that we could never have anticipated. We had prayed

Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications When you think of make-believe stories, what are the first words that come to mind? Maybe it’s “once upon a time” ending with “they lived happily ever after.” Fairy tales often begin and end that way, yet our lives rarely do. We live in the real world

Written by Jane Larsen, Director of Connections, Legacy Coalition We’ve had a full year of our favorite new titles: Grandma and Grandpa! While we’re still waiting for our granddaughter to actually call us something, we love the new roles and all they contain. Looking back on the past year, we see so much of God’s

Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist Are you starting to thaw from the winter cold? Do you see more sunshine these days? Can you hear the birds singing in the morning and smell the flowers that are beginning to sprout in your garden? It’s Springtime, grandparents, and it’s time to embrace all of

Written by Cynthia Moss, Legacy Coalition Ambassador and GrandLife Director for Shades Mountain Baptist Church The ministry of intentional Christian Grandparenting within the church at its root is a ‘children’s ministry.’ A ministry that can serve every stage of life from birth through adulthood! As grandparents, we come alongside our adult children with our prayers

Written by Carol Beaver, Church Advocate, Legacy Coalition Now that Easter is behind us, the stores are ramping up to take advantage of the following commercial holiday. Sunday, May 8th, is officially Mother’s Day here in the US. Hallmark and Day Spring have cards for every kind of mother, grandmother, aunt, or good friend to