If only I had had the wisdom then to spare my son the pride I felt in his innate talent. My focus on his musical gifts was exasperating to him over the years, and it was a long time before that light bulb came on in my head.
As an Enneagram 3, I thrive off of productivity and achievement. The more I get done in a day, the better. Anything interfering with my agenda I see as opposition. And anything left on the to-do list at…
By now, you’ve likely heard about the indictment of wealthy actresses and executives over the college acceptance scam being referred to as Operation Varsity Blues. Millions of dollars in bribes have been funneled through private college counseling services to…
“How do we cultivate kids who love Christ?” This was the question posed by Rooted Ministry founder Cameron Cole in his plenary at the Nashville conference earlier this month. It should be the burning question of every Christian…
Modern day personalized youth baseball gear is like the eggs in the “Alien” movie franchise – every time you look up, there’s more. And I couldn’t find my nine-year old’s new batting gloves. I felt my body temperature…
“You have to get an A on that test!” “You must at least get a 4.0!” Working in an Asian church, these are the pressures my students are often under. They are told that they must perform in…
It’s nearly 11:30 at night. I’m normally asleep at this time but, until I hear the reassuring beep of the back door alerting me that my teenage daughter is home safe, I won’t be able to fully rest….
The day I first learned my daughter was battling bulimia, we were together in the car for the first time since she had gotten her drivers license the month before. While I had been so ready for her…
What if we really believed Jesus when he said, “It is finished”? What if we actually lived out of the reality that we have been justified, and we no longer have to justify ourselves? This is completely counter-cultural….
