Welcome to “Well-done”
Although we all want godly kids, we still struggle. Well-done parenting turns well-intended choices into children who hear God say, “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Matt 25:21).
In order to make that dream a reality, I write about six topics: Parenting, Marriage, Leadership, Faith, Character, and Culture.
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Parenting & Potty training with chess, not checkers
“Alexa, make my child behave.” If only it was that easy. As a young parent, I struggled to lead my kids. Then I realized that my kids weren’t the problem. The problem was raising them [...]
How my wife got a trophy husband
“How’d you do it?” I can only imagine how often my wife hears that question, along with, “How did you get a trophy husband?” Maybe not those exact words, but that’s my story and I’m [...]
When God refused to be outgiven
I’d heard that you can’t outgive God. In August 1984, I saw how that’s true. As a recent college graduate, I had seen God’s favor. He had blessed with the wife of my dreams and [...]
Always we trust
With a world and a country in utter turmoil, we wonder what we should do. The answer takes me back a decade ago to two conversations that forever changed my view of challenging times. The [...]
The best Christmas present you can regift
Last week, our family, like yours, tore into wrapped Christmas gifts with oohs and aahs like a Wheel of Fortune episode. COVID, however, cancelled our much-anticipated white elephant gift exchange – a chance to regift [...]
The best gift kids can give parents
Oh, the whoopin’ that is parenting. Exhausted from endless whining, we’ve all resorted to “because I said so.” But we don’t have to live there. We can’t live there . . . if we want [...]