Families come and go, but jobs are forever. Wait, what?! That sad statement hits home when we consider how some families often act like it's true. Or maybe you struggle is with loving something else. Money? Control? Beauty? Happiness? If only we’d live what we already know – that faith and family are everything. Faith [...]
All kids need a character hero to instill character in them, speak character over them, and celebrate the character already within them. Kids need heroes to help them press on, lift their spirit, and believe they can. And so do adults. As kids, we have great imagination and believe in superheroes. But as adults, we [...]
Devotion forgives the bad that shouldn’t be in you, celebrates the good that’s already in you, and believes the possibilities that could arise from within you. When love morphs into devotion, it looks like 1 Corinthians 13. 1 Corinthians 13 devotion If I succeed with the talents of men and angels, but don’t have devotion, [...]
Adversity and comfort are the great chiselers of character. Our choices amidst life’s greatest challenges say everything about us. Tough times, though, don’t have to lop off chunks of your soul. They can reveal all kinds of possibilities. Like the sculptor, Michelangelo, you can see the “angel” in the marble and chisel until you set [...]
Your believable beliefs are the bedrock of your family’s future. Beliefs built on sand will crash. Bedrock beliefs, though, don’t break; they stand tall and see beyond, even if you feel abandoned and all alone on a ledge. They’re stood upon with conviction because they’re built on the Rock (Matt. 7:24-27). That’s what I saw [...]
The door to your kids’ faithfulness hinges on the authenticity of your character. Every family has a Secret Sauce – the character qualities that meld together to form your unique family character. But are you intentionally choosing qualities that help your family open the door to embrace Christ’s character? Or are you just hoping it [...]
We make wedding vows, promising to be a faithful spouse. So why don’t we make parenting vows, promising to be a faithful parent? We could tell our kids about the unending love and service they can expect from us, just as we did when marrying our spouse. Someone who does this is a Proverbs 31 [...]
Raising PG kids in an R world is like a tropical cruise as a young couple . . . well, you know, without the tropics and without the cruise. But at least you’re young. My wife and I could hardly wait as we boarded our first cruise. We had read all about it, but after [...]
Why in the world is it so hard to find a decent movie? They nearly all have characters following R-rated scripts with strong language, violence, and sex. So too, it’s getting harder and harder for your kids to find friends that aren’t filled with R-rated vices. It makes you wonder: How different would our world [...]
Kids start out so innocent. Before you know it, though, they’re saying inappropriate things in front of your friends. And you’re left asking, “Where in the world did THAT come from?!” The answer is often simple. Kids today live in a R world. My grandparents and parents lived in tough economic times, but had G [...]
