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May 2019

May 16, 2019

3 Ways Christian Parenting is Like Being a Personal Trainer

How do you raise kids in Christ in this difficult world? Think of parenting like...

April 2015

April 29, 2015

4 Things I've Learned By Having Four Kids

Changing a diaper faster than a NASCAR pit crew. Good life skill to learn. Distinguishing...

November 2014

November 10, 2014

3 Things I Tell All Young Parents

Last night at our Parent/Child Dedication Service I had the opportunity to share three words...

September 2014

September 16, 2014

"Why Did Someone Give Me Away?"

Try answering that question for your seven-year-old adopted son. By all other accounts it was a...

September 04, 2014

6 Ordinary Things You Can Give Your Kids That Will Have Extraordinary Results.

Here is some incredible parenting advice I learned from Reggie Joiner's book Playing for Keeps....

August 2014

August 27, 2014

"He's So Lucky He Has a Stepdad!"

It's eye opening to experience first hand the innocence of youth. Recently a new family moved...

July 2014

July 21, 2014

The Greatest Thing About Having Four Kids

I should probably put something sentimental here, something like 'there's always peace and joy in...

July 11, 2014

Five for Friday (7.11.14)

Learning never takes a break! Here are five articles (plus a bonus video) to keep...

July 03, 2014

Repost: 601 Marbles

originally posted November 15, 2013 I have 601 weeks left until my oldest son Zeke...

June 2014

June 06, 2014

Five for Friday (6.6.14)

"The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda." John C. Maxwell Take...

May 2014

May 02, 2014

Five For Friday (5.2.14)

Happy Friday! Here are five good articles to keep you growing through the weekend! Why...

April 2014

April 18, 2014

Five for Friday (4.18.14)

Happy Easter! Here are five links to keep you thinking throughout the weekend. The "15...

November 2013

November 22, 2013

Making Your Kids the Third Most Important Thing in your Life

Here's something I hear all the time: "My kids are the most important thing in...

November 15, 2013

601 Marbles

I have 601 weeks left until my oldest son Zeke graduates high school. I know...

October 2013

October 09, 2013

A New Way to Look at Discipline

This week in my sermon series "Picture Perfect Family," we looked at the thorny issue...

April 2013

April 15, 2013

The Most Dangerous Thing to Give a Teenage Boy

If you're a parent with a son still living at home, then you need to...

March 2013

March 13, 2013

Six Traditions That Are Killing the Church (Part 2)

Last post I started a three part series on Six (Modern-Day) Traditions That Are Killing...

January 2013

January 18, 2013

Why You Shouldn't Raise 'Good' Kids (How to Raise Amazing Teenagers While They are Still Toddlers – Part 4)

If your goal in parenting is to raise 'good' kids, then your bar is way...

January 18, 2013

Why You Shouldn’t Raise ‘Good’ Kids (How to Raise Amazing Teenagers While They are Still Toddlers – Part 4)

If your goal in parenting is to raise 'good' kids, then your bar is way...

January 16, 2013

How to Make Sure Your Kid Doesn’t Turn Out to Be a Punk (How to Raise Amazing Teenagers While They are Still Toddlers – Part 3)

You never want to have THAT teenager. You know, the one with the attitude, the...

January 16, 2013

How to Make Sure Your Kid Doesn't Turn Out to Be a Punk (How to Raise Amazing Teenagers While They are Still Toddlers – Part 3)

You never want to have THAT teenager. You know, the one with the attitude, the...

January 15, 2013

How to Kill Your Child’s Spirit (How to Raise Amazing Teenagers While They are Still Toddlers – Part 2)

Here's how you can easily kill your child's spirit, their sense of adventure. It's real...

January 15, 2013

How to Kill Your Child's Spirit (How to Raise Amazing Teenagers While They are Still Toddlers – Part 2)

Here's how you can easily kill your child's spirit, their sense of adventure. It's real...

January 14, 2013

How To Raise Amazing Teenagers While They are Still Toddlers – Part 1

Over the years I've had the privilege of working with hundreds of youth as...

January 07, 2013

The Prayer Every Parent Should Pray

In the book of Nehemiah, we see an incredible story of a man determined to...

September 2012

September 17, 2012

Why Do People Get Married Anymore? (Part 2)

In last week’s blog, we talked about five different reasons people got married in the...

August 2012

August 28, 2012

God, If You're Not Up There, by Darrell Hammond

I was drawn to this book because I’m an avid Saturday Night Live fan. The...

August 17, 2012

Five for Friday

Hey everyone, thanks for another great week of blogging. Your initial comments have been very...