Yearly Archives

2021

Reconcile FamilySpiritual Growth

Reconcile

As we move into my favorite month of the year, Father’s Day month, I encourage you to look back and look in the mirror. Faithful Fathering’s study, A Dad’s Armor, opens with a look at the heritage you have in relationship with your earthly father –…
Rick Wertz
June 3, 2021
State of … FamilyLeadership

State of …

The president of the United States typically gives a ‘State of the Union’ address to a joint session of Congress annually. Similarly, governors provide a ‘State of the State’ address and mayors, a ‘State of the City’. There is a general review on performance over…
Rick Wertz
May 27, 2021
What To Do LeadershipSpiritual Growth

What To Do

The noise level is still high. Follow the CDC guidelines or question them? Should one wear a mask or not? Is it compulsory to get the injection or a choice? Whatever the answers to these questions, too often the tendency is to demonize and even…
Rick Wertz
May 20, 2021
Honor Well FamilySpiritual Growth

Honor Well

With Mother’s Day behind us and Father’s Day just ahead, how would you rate yourself on honoring your father and mother? Do you treat it as a Hallmark holiday or a command? It is a command, the one command with a promise – “… that you…
Rick Wertz
May 13, 2021
Mother’s Day 2021 FamilyHolidays

Mother’s Day 2021

An annual tribute to my mother and encouragement to you: She was an incredible woman. Born in 1921, she aspired to be a vocal performer. As a senior in high school, she contracted tuberculosis. Her dream to perform was no longer possible and the vocal…
Rick Wertz
May 6, 2021
Letting Go FamilySeasons of Fathering

Letting Go

Heads-up dads – the time gets by quickly. One dad reflected that it seemed like yesterday they brought their daughter home from the hospital. He could hold her in one hand and marveled at how beautiful and fragile she was. He naively pledged to never…
Rick Wertz
April 29, 2021
Advocate LeadershipSpiritual Growth

Advocate

Perspective for today - “When anyone is overcome by horror and repugnance in the presence of a deadly epidemic, he should take courage and strength in the firm assurance that it is the devil who stirs up such abhorrence, fear and loathing in his heart.…
Rick Wertz
April 22, 2021
Abdication FamilySeasons of Fathering

Abdication

When schools shut down last year, parents in general were ill-equipped to stand in the gap for their kids’ education. Then when most churches moved to online services, there was another gap to fill. The reality hit home that they, dads and moms had not…
Rick Wertz
April 15, 2021
Darkness to Light Spiritual Growth

Darkness to Light

On Broadway, the theaters historically have gone ‘dark’ on Mondays to provide a full day off after a Tuesday through Sunday production. Last March, all theaters in New York City and across the country along with sporting venues, restaurants and even churches went dark. All has…
Rick Wertz
April 1, 2021