10 Ideas for Teaching Children Generosity
I have had conflict most of my life between what I think I want and what I really need. My suspicion is there are many people that share this conflict with me. This conflict also appears in children as...
View Article7 Suggestions for Parenting Adult Children
I was talking to another dad. We were comparing notes. Both of us are empty nesters. We equally recognized that being the parent of adult children is sometimes more difficult than when the children are...
View Article7 Ways We Tried To Parent with Grace
Cheryl and I had a model for our parenting. Whenever I say that to people they hear “complicated”. It wasn’t. We aren’t complicated people. Simply put, we attempted to implement grace into our home....
View ArticleThe Absolute Biggest Mistake I’ve Made in Life
One of our boys has always been a deep thinker. When he was 3 years old watching a movie with him was a chore, because he would analyze every aspect of the plot. We would try to explain to him it was...
View Article7 Ways to Protect Your PK – Pastor’s Kid – in Ministry
I’ve written extensively about protecting the family in ministry. My wife has occasionally guest posted about the unique role of the pastor’s wife on this blog. Some of the comments I receive are well...
View ArticleA Principle That Changes Every Relationship
It’s a simple principle, but oh so important to remember. It’s a principle true in leadership and life. When you don’t remember it you fail to get the results you expect as a leader and people are...
View Article12 Ideas to Help Young Families Endure the Lockdown of COVID-19
Our boys are grown. Cheryl and I enjoy empty-nesting. I remember a few times when the boys were little that we were stuck at the house and couldn’t go anywhere for a period of days. There was an ice...
View Article3 Effective Parenting Principles
I am frequently asked what we did or didn’t do as parents. And we did have a few parenting principles, but truthfully it was all grace. Along the way, however, God allowed us the privilege and...
View Article5 Ways Young Families Can Make the Most of Family Time
Occasionally a young father will come to me wanting to know how to be a better husband or father. One thing they specifically ask is how to make the most of the family time they have while their...
View Article7 Father’s Day Gifts a Dad Can Give His Children
I love being a dad. I have a lot of titles, but this is one of my favorites. What if we reverse the role this Father’s Day? What if we, as a dad, give gifts to our children? I grew up much of my...
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