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 previously-received, yet unused, gifts. This year, though, I want to regift something COVID can’t cancel, something people are actually more [...]

By |2020-12-30T02:10:34+00:00December 30th, 2020|Faith, Family, Leadership, Parenting|0 Comments

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 whining kids to become winning godly adults. Kids need our provision and protection, but they need something even greater. Kids [...]

By |2020-12-15T02:32:20+00:00December 15th, 2020|Character, Faith, Family, Leadership, Parenting|2 Comments

The best gift a mom can give her kids

With my best British accent, I asked my wife: “If I were to call you, ‘My laaady,’ would you call me, ‘My looord’?” Without hesitation, Anna replied, “Aaahh, NO!” Although never dubbed “my lord,” I’ve been blessed with something far greater. It’s politically unpopular, yet biblically brilliant . . . something my wife gives our [...]

By |2020-12-01T18:54:37+00:00December 1st, 2020|Faith, Family, Leadership, Marriage, Parenting|0 Comments

The best gift a dad can give his kids

It’s not until you become a parent yourself that you realize how much parents give their kids. Looking back, I see how my mom gives unending love, undeserved patience, and unmatched enchiladas. And my dad is still simply the most humble, giving man I know. Despite few words, Dad’s generosity spoke volumes. Whatever he had, [...]

By |2020-11-18T03:29:08+00:00November 18th, 2020|Faith, Family, Leadership, Marriage, Parenting|1 Comment

How 3 Seconds of Terror Transformed My Kids Before They Were Born

When bad things happen, we ask, God, why don’t You care about me? While I can’t explain such pain, I also can’t explain God’s favor. In August 1979, God extended His favor, and I was left to ask, God, why do You care so much about me?  A few days before my senior year, I [...]

By |2020-11-04T01:45:55+00:00November 4th, 2020|Faith, Family, Leadership, Parenting|2 Comments

The joy of godly sons

Godly sons not only carry on a family name; they also carry on a family legacy. Godly sons are strong and masculine, yet supportive and mindful. They lead out, yet lean in. Undaunted protectors, yet unending praisers. Uncompromising fulfillers, yet unquestioned fuelers. Godly sons are flawed too, but they funnel others to a forgiving Savior. [...]

By |2020-10-20T17:38:41+00:00October 20th, 2020|Character, Faith, Family, Leadership, Parenting|0 Comments

The power of godly daughters

I love my sons, but there’s just something about daddy’s little girl. The first time you hold her and imagine swinging her in a playground and walking her down the wedding aisle. You wonder if she’ll be as inspiring as her mother. Three decades later, I no longer have to imagine. I’ve seen the power [...]

By |2020-10-06T00:52:02+00:00October 6th, 2020|Faith, Family, Parenting|0 Comments

Shaping our kids’ dreams

As a boy, I wasn’t just playing Batman. I was Batman. With ultra-cool cape, mask, and belt, Batman prowled the yard in search of villains and two older sisters. Soon, though, reality began sinking in . . . because I had no bat mobile. As a parent, the trick is shaping our kids’ dreams without [...]

By |2020-09-22T01:38:58+00:00September 22nd, 2020|Character, Faith, Family, Leadership, Parenting|0 Comments

Bonding with our kids’ hearts

“But, Mom, you don’t understand!” “Dad, why don’t you let me do anything?!” Chances are, you said this as a kid, as have your kids. I’ll never forget arguing with my young daughter after she smooched a boy and told me, “Oh, Dad, you don’t know boys!” How could I? I’m just a grown boy. [...]

By |2020-08-23T00:04:25+00:00August 23rd, 2020|Faith, Family, Leadership, Parenting|0 Comments
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