Perceived Weaknesses
We recently picked up some new chickens for our backyard flock. My wife and I found a chicken we liked but she was little. She was half the size, or smaller, of all our other chickens. We were really worried … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: family worship
The Rest of the Story…
I have fond memories from my childhood of riding in my parent’s Oldsmobile station wagon and listening to Paul Harvey. Almost everyone my age and older seems to have memories of Paul Harvey. His voice and delivery were just part … Continue reading →
The Finish Line
I don’t usually write about tragedies and other events in the news, but today I felt compelled to share a few thoughts…. Years ago, I was a marathon runner. The months of training were over when the starting gun was … Continue reading →
Raising Leaders
Every parent struggles with challenging decisions when raising children. Our end goal is to raise children who will eventually leave us and build lives that are successful, happy and centered on God. But too many of our children are struggling … Continue reading →
Your Time Is A Blessing!
It seems that the most valuable thing we have is our time. Each day we only have 24 hours. We know that a certain number of those hours will hopefully be spent sleeping, eating and attending to the basic needs … Continue reading →
Sticks and Stones…
This is a follow-up of sorts to the post I wrote last Tuesday about swearing. We’ve all had this experience… we are shopping along in our favorite store when a nearby parent decides to start cussing their child. My wife … Continue reading →
Watch Your Mouth!
I recently picked up a ClearPlay DVD player for the youth room at our church. What’s a ClearPlay you ask? It’s a DVD player that filters out offensive content from movies. The kids watch movies on the big screen all … Continue reading →
A Bit Too Excited? (and) Family Worship #11
I’ll admit it, sometimes I get a bit too excited. On Sunday I broke one of the main rules of public speaking. Sunday evening I was filling in for our vacationing preacher, speaking about youth ministry. Apparently I was really … Continue reading →
A Good Woman Is Hard To Find (and) Family Worship #10
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about a happy marriage. One of the reasons for my happy marriage is an excellent wife. Brianne is a good Christian woman who is a Proverbs 31 woman. (Not familiar with Proverbs … Continue reading →
Promises, Promises + Family Worship #9
Do you ever get yourself into trouble with the promises you make? I know I have. There are people on the news all the time who have gotten themselves caught in a web of lies. How do we live as … Continue reading →