Posts tagged “Parenting”
How to be a man
I have this black leather vest that I wear when I ride my motorcycle. It’s weathered with rain, sweat, sunscreen, and the remains of…
A father who makes the Lord his trust
“Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust” (Psalm 40:4 ESV). In addition, blessed is the family of the man who makes…
Plan for a train
Plan for a train One of my daughter’s track coaches was known for being that kind of coach—the one who set a high bar…
Convicted yet forgiven
When my boys were younger, I took them to swimming lessons. One day I talked about my church to another mom. She responded, “I…
The devil won’t get you
My family was driving through Alabama on our recent spring break trip when a billboard on I-65 suggested: “GO TO CHURCH! Or the Devil…
Persist in prayer
Have you ever had an interaction with a toddler play out like this? “Mom, can I have a fruit snack?” “Well, you already had…
A hole and the whole
Recently, our 16-year-old son got his first phone. (Yes, we lean slightly toward the old-school way of life. . . . We also still…
Blessings, not burdens
I was at the grocery store with my three kiddos when the cashier scanned the three bottles of wine I was buying for a…
The weakest link
“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link” is a proverb inspired from an 18th-century book by Thomas Reid. Ideally, God’s visible…
Family is fleeting, but GOD is forever
Pastor Mark Jeske, the original Time of Grace pastor, once told me that I needed to be intentional about parenting in the early teenage…
Helping boys become men
In the 90s, I was a regular on the church basement seminar circuit. One of my presentations was entitled, “Helping Boys Become Men.” It…
Laugh a little
Life can be so serious. There’s a lot of important stuff going on, important things we need to be doing, and important matters we…