What do you worship? “Worship sex and it will corrode your ability to love or be loved. Worship alcohol and it will ensnare you. Worship money and it will consume you. Worship your family and you (or they) will collapse under the burden of unfulfilled expectations. Worship any substitute god and you will find that it cannot satisfy.” (Alistair Begg, Truth for Life devotion).
Substitute gods can sneak in on you. Out of a sincere desire to ...read on
As young families transition to their back-to-school routine, I have had a number of dads say it is harder than ever to establish a good life-balance. “It is absolutely insane with all the kids’ activities and my wife and I working full-time. We have not eaten dinner as a family this month!” He also said that technology and the hybrid model of working remote with two to three days in-office a week has blurred the lines between work and home.
What book or books can you point to as having significant impact on your life? Is it a book read early on in your education or one read as you sought greater success in the market place or on the career ladder? Who recommended the book to you?
Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich has been described as the “Granddaddy of All Motivational Literature” in several book reviews. It is the ...read on
Reading, ‘Riting and ‘Rithmetic are the three R’s of education that most parents think of as school starts back up. But there are three more R’s to be practiced in the home that are foundational for the education of the next generation. George Will documented years ago in, “The 9/91 Factor,” that kids spend only 9% of their time from birth to 18 in school and 91% elsewhere. School simply supplements what kids are learning “elsewhere”.
As the primary educators in their children’s lives, dads and moms are ...read on
Were you in the room when your first child was born? For many, myself included, that became a moment of emotional and spiritual awakening to the significance of the role of a father. One moment my heart burst with pride and the next it ached with the realization of how ill-prepared I was to raise a child that I could hold in the palm of my hand.
When did you become a man? Was there a particular time or event at which you recognized that you had indeed moved from boyhood to manhood? Maybe it was graduation from high school or bootcamp; getting your license or getting married. Or are you one of the rare men who was raised by a dad that provided a clear understanding of what being a man was all about and knighted you into manhood in your late teens?
Robert Lewis provides a beautiful picture of ...read on
As the man of the house, it is my job to ensure that ants, roaches and spiders stay outside. This requires periodic treatment of a concentrate around the foundation of the house and the window sills. In our area, depending on rain, treatment every six to eight weeks keep the pests subdued.
Well, it is time to put a wrap on summer unless you live in Houston – then you know we have a couple more months to enjoy the heat and humidity. But high school football practice starting and marching bands in the parking lots are markers for the end of summer. I hope you have made some memories this summer as a family – maybe a special trip, a fishing outing or a summer camping experience.
Before you get back into the hustle & bustle of school and extra-curricular activities, I encourage you to ...read on
In Houston, Texas, as in most of the country, we have been reminded that when storms hit, power can be lost for a while. In the summer, that means no air-conditioning. And that means the loss of comfort many have grown accustomed to. I grew up in an apartment without air-conditioning and went to a school that did not have air-conditioning. It seems I have gotten soft under the influence of modern-day comforts.
One young man spent many summers as a kid with ...read on
In Houston, Texas, Center Point Energy has been under fire as over 2.5 million homes in the greater Houston area lost electricity during Hurricane Beryl. As we entered the four-day mark there were still over a million homes without power. The connection to the power source was interrupted as severe weather downed powerlines.
This is in contrast to the challenges faced in ...read on
What do you worship? “Worship sex and it will corrode your ability to love or be loved. Worship alcohol and it will ensnare you. Worship money and it will consume you. Worship your family and you (or they) will collapse under the burden of unfulfilled expectations. Worship any substitute god and you will find that it cannot satisfy.” (Alistair Begg, Truth for Life devotion).
As young families transition to their back-to-school routine, I have had a number of dads say it is harder than ever to establish a good life-balance. “It is absolutely insane with all the kids’ activities and my wife and I working full-time. We have not eaten dinner as a family this month!” He also said that technology and the hybrid model of working remote with two to three days in-office a week has blurred the lines between work and home.
What book or books can you point to as having significant impact on your life? Is it a book read early on in your education or one read as you sought greater success in the market place or on the career ladder? Who recommended the book to you?
Were you in the room when your first child was born? For many, myself included, that became a moment of emotional and spiritual awakening to the significance of the role of a father. One moment my heart burst with pride and the next it ached with the realization of how ill-prepared I was to raise a child that I could hold in the palm of my hand.
When did you become a man? Was there a particular time or event at which you recognized that you had indeed moved from boyhood to manhood? Maybe it was graduation from high school or bootcamp; getting your license or getting married. Or are you one of the rare men who was raised by a dad that provided a clear understanding of what being a man was all about and knighted you into manhood in your late teens?
As the man of the house, it is my job to ensure that ants, roaches and spiders stay outside. This requires periodic treatment of a concentrate around the foundation of the house and the window sills. In our area, depending on rain, treatment every six to eight weeks keep the pests subdued.
Well, it is time to put a wrap on summer unless you live in Houston – then you know we have a couple more months to enjoy the heat and humidity. But high school football practice starting and marching bands in the parking lots are markers for the end of summer. I hope you have made some memories this summer as a family – maybe a special trip, a fishing outing or a summer camping experience.
In Houston, Texas, as in most of the country, we have been reminded that when storms hit, power can be lost for a while. In the summer, that means no air-conditioning. And that means the loss of comfort many have grown accustomed to. I grew up in an apartment without air-conditioning and went to a school that did not have air-conditioning. It seems I have gotten soft under the influence of modern-day comforts.
In Houston, Texas, Center Point Energy has been under fire as over 2.5 million homes in the greater Houston area lost electricity during Hurricane Beryl. As we entered the four-day mark there were still over a million homes without power. The connection to the power source was interrupted as severe weather downed powerlines.
