God bless you abundantly, my sisters and brothers called into the ministry of shepherding teenagers. Your ministry is daunting and your rewards are intangible. You enter into a young person’s life at a precise and designated moment in…
As parents, we have a sacred opportunity and a special responsibility to ensure that our sons and daughters have the utmost confidence in the Bible before they leave our homes.
I am not much of a country music fan, but I do love Lady Antebellum’s song “Compass.” Good beat, easy to dance to – I’d give it a 10 if it weren’t for the first lines of the…
When things don’t go as I expect, I effectively deny Jesus’ lordship over my life and try to control circumstances myself instead of watching for what He is doing and waiting for His guidance.
God is saying, “If you really love Me, take care of the kids who don’t have a dad.”
Most of the time I enjoy scrolling through Facebook. I love following high school and college friends, camp friends, the people I bonded with after college in a new city as God taught me who I was, and…
In the 2008 movie Marley and Me, one particular scene will resonate with anyone who has sacrificed a part of their life for someone they love. Jenny, a woman who has left a successful career to become a…
I am a parent of kids who are soon to be adults. That means the most crucial years of my job as a parent are done. I am also the pastor of a church with a growing number…
Hindsight is surely 20/20. I wish that I had approached the stress of my kids’ exams with more Gospel and less me. Now that they are grown, I see my mistakes more clearly. The “truth” of a standard…
