Yearly Archives

2022

Power of Prayer Prayer

Power of Prayer

Did you know that when couples pray together daily, they stay together in marriage over 99 percent of the time? This is in contrast to the fact that about half of all first marriages end in divorce, and 78 percent of all second marriages end…
Rick Wertz
October 20, 2022
Tempted FamilyLeadership

Tempted

How are you tempted today? Do suggestive pop-ups on the computer screen tempt you to click through as you do a routine Internet search? Are there titillating images showing up as you scroll through various social media on your phone luring you to check out…
Rick Wertz
October 13, 2022
Hold the Line Spiritual Growth

Hold the Line

Are you able to hold the line on needs versus wants with your personal finances? How about between right and wrong in your business dealings? Is the line clearer or fuzzier when it comes to Scripture versus culture in your choice of church, or choice…
Rick Wertz
September 29, 2022
Good Enough Family

Good Enough

I recommend an excellent video titled, She Will Always Be Enough / Spoken Word Poetry. Ellowyn Stanton created this message as an encouragement for young ladies to not buy what the culture and peers often try to sell – pressure to look, dress or act a…
Rick Wertz
September 22, 2022
Trust FamilySpiritual Growth

Trust

Who do you trust? How did the person or entity earn your trust? Over the past couple of years, a number of parents have realized that their trust in the school education system, grounded in their personal childhood experience, needs to be revisited. When class…
Rick Wertz
September 15, 2022
Life to the Full Spiritual Growth

Life to the Full

There is a lot of debate around when life begins and when a life can be taken. The answers should be obvious but the obvious seems to be not so obvious on a lot of fronts these days. Arguments are percolating across the nation as state…
Rick Wertz
September 8, 2022
Lead LeadershipSpiritual Growth

Lead

What expectations do you have of leaders today, be they political, corporate or church leaders? What expectations do you have of yourself as you lead in your home? The third tenant of Faithful Fathering’s charge to dads, after prioritizing physical presence, and being engaged emotionally, is to lead…
Rick Wertz
September 1, 2022
Engage FamilySeasons of Fathering

Engage

Early on, a dad may find this easy to stay engaged as he brings his child’s favorite lunch to elementary school and hangs out over recess. But he quickly learns this is not cool in middle school. The second tenant of Faithful Fathering’s charge to…
Rick Wertz
August 25, 2022
Priorities FamilyLife Balance

Priorities

Starting a new job, the hours were long, demands were high and there was a lot of responsibility on his shoulders. But he loved the work and the challenges it offered. So much so that he was oblivious to the corresponding challenges that were created…
Rick Wertz
August 18, 2022