What were the consequences when you failed to obey your parents? Were certain privileges taken away for a time? Did you get grounded from some of your fun outside activities? Was there corporal punishment? Or did your mom use the ‘D-word’ on you, that she was disappointed in you? Whatever the methodology, the message was – It is better to obey!
Happy Easter from my family to yours. Everything changed that first Easter not quite 2000 years ago. A new day dawned in the hearts and minds of Jesus’ disciples. While darkness enveloped them all Friday and Saturday, Jesus’ light blasted through Sunday.
Easter, the most important date on the Christian calendar, is ...read on
It was his senior year of high school and accounting was the last class period of the day. He had gotten an ‘A’ the first quarter of the spring semester and rationalized that if he did not go to class the second quarter, the grade would average out to a ‘C’. That would be good enough to graduate. His focus was on having an extra hour of tennis practice.
When the accounting teacher gave the young man a ...read on
Along with reading Scripture and learning to live under the authority of the word of God, prayer provides the undergirding for loving, leading and protecting marriage and family. In fact, prayer opens the heart and mind for increased sensitivity to how the Holy Spirit speaks through Scripture to help you lead a life obedient to His word.
In an interview years ago, Pastor Rick Warren stated, “Kay and I became reverse tithers. When we got married, we began tithing at 10%. Each year we would raise our tithe 1% - 11% the second year; 12% the third; and 13% the fourth. … And so now, we give away 90% and live on 10%.”
Kay and Rick Warren have not been married 80 years. The success of ...read on
“Do you really believe that what you believe is really real?” This was a question posed by Del Tackett in The Truth Project, a comprehensive study produced by Focus on the Family years ago. It was not a reference to faith in Jesus the Christ, but a question addressing our belief in Who He was, what He did and what He gave us authority to do.
As a Christian dad, are you more like the Israelites wandering in the desert or the disciples following Jesus? Maybe you attend church regularly and try to do the right thing most of the time. You have one foot on the boat of worldly matters and one foot on the dock that is the Christian life, and it is getting uncomfortable as the boat starts to move.
“The devil made me do it!” Those words were made famous by the comedian Flip Wilson and he spoke them often in the character he portrayed as Geraldine. It was funny and entertaining. I remember trying to use that line a time or two when I did something stupid as a kid but it never seemed to work out well for me.
What can the devil make you do? The answer is ...read on
How do you ensure that quality time results when you commit time with your son? You don’t! Dad’s job is to do his best to commit quantity time to the relationship. You can show interest in what he is interested in or sign up as an assistant coach for his team to provide quantity time, but the child always determines the quality of the time.
One dad, supporting his son’s passion for ...read on
Is it about quality time or the quantity of time I spend with my kids? The answer is, “Yes!” The key is to realize that the kids determine the quality of the time. Dads can only invest in the quantity. It does take intentionality and commitment to invest well in the father-daughter relationship.
What were the consequences when you failed to obey your parents? Were certain privileges taken away for a time? Did you get grounded from some of your fun outside activities? Was there corporal punishment? Or did your mom use the ‘D-word’ on you, that she was disappointed in you? Whatever the methodology, the message was – It is better to obey!
It was his senior year of high school and accounting was the last class period of the day. He had gotten an ‘A’ the first quarter of the spring semester and rationalized that if he did not go to class the second quarter, the grade would average out to a ‘C’. That would be good enough to graduate. His focus was on having an extra hour of tennis practice.
Along with reading Scripture and learning to live under the authority of the word of God, prayer provides the undergirding for loving, leading and protecting marriage and family. In fact, prayer opens the heart and mind for increased sensitivity to how the Holy Spirit speaks through Scripture to help you lead a life obedient to His word.
In an interview years ago, Pastor Rick Warren stated, “Kay and I became reverse tithers. When we got married, we began tithing at 10%. Each year we would raise our tithe 1% - 11% the second year; 12% the third; and 13% the fourth. … And so now, we give away 90% and live on 10%.”
“Do you really believe that what you believe is really real?” This was a question posed by Del Tackett in The Truth Project, a comprehensive study produced by Focus on the Family years ago. It was not a reference to faith in Jesus the Christ, but a question addressing our belief in Who He was, what He did and what He gave us authority to do.
As a Christian dad, are you more like the Israelites wandering in the desert or the disciples following Jesus? Maybe you attend church regularly and try to do the right thing most of the time. You have one foot on the boat of worldly matters and one foot on the dock that is the Christian life, and it is getting uncomfortable as the boat starts to move.
“The devil made me do it!” Those words were made famous by the comedian Flip Wilson and he spoke them often in the character he portrayed as Geraldine. It was funny and entertaining. I remember trying to use that line a time or two when I did something stupid as a kid but it never seemed to work out well for me.
How do you ensure that quality time results when you commit time with your son? You don’t! Dad’s job is to do his best to commit quantity time to the relationship. You can show interest in what he is interested in or sign up as an assistant coach for his team to provide quantity time, but the child always determines the quality of the time.
Is it about quality time or the quantity of time I spend with my kids? The answer is, “Yes!” The key is to realize that the kids determine the quality of the time. Dads can only invest in the quantity. It does take intentionality and commitment to invest well in the father-daughter relationship.
