Yearly Archives

2022

Refection Seasons of FatheringSpiritual Growth

Refection

How has your year been? I think it healthy to spend time reflecting on the high points of the past year, what I call “glimpses of God’s glory.” A late-summer getaway with my bride was certainly a high point for us. Time with our grown…
Rick Wertz
December 29, 2022
Live in Peace FamilyHolidays

Live in Peace

How is one to live in peace in such a messed-up world? “Peace” has been defined as “freedom from disturbance; tranquility,” at least per Webster’s dictionary. I guess we can have our ear buds in, or noise-cancelling headphones on, and be oblivious to the world…
Rick Wertz
December 22, 2022
Joy-Filled Holidays

Joy-Filled

Joy to the World may be easy to sing but are you truly joy-filled this time of the year? How is a dad to be joy-filled with all the end-of-year busy-ness? One example of how to do it is King David’s celebration when the ark of…
Rick Wertz
December 15, 2022
Thankful for FamilyLife Balance

Thankful for

It was just a couple of years ago I was hearing from dads that they were thankful for how God had essentially granted them a big “time-out” from their busy-ness. When the kids’ activities were shut down, there was sanity introduced to the family schedule.…
Rick Wertz
November 23, 2022
Reconcile with Dad Family

Reconcile with Dad

In the powerful men’s study, “Quest for Authentic Manhood”, Robert Lewis addresses what he refers to as the “Fathering Wound”. Many, if not most, men have been emotionally wounded in some way by their father. It may be a one-off rift that never got resolved,…
Rick Wertz
November 10, 2022
Embrace Your Heritage Family

Embrace Your Heritage

A dad will typically father as he was fathered, or go the opposite direction with determination to achieve a better result. Neither may be healthy for the family he has been blessed with. Whatever your circumstances growing up, know that you have the heritage you…
Rick Wertz
November 3, 2022
Emotions FamilySeasons of Fathering

Emotions

As dads, we love to get in touch with our emotions. NOT! But when it comes to relating with daughters, dads that up their game in this area will mature well in the father-daughter relationship as daughters mature from being their “little girl” to becoming…
Rick Wertz
October 27, 2022