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Be Serious Spiritual Growth

Be Serious

“If you would just be serious with your work ethic, you would see results!” Did you ever hear that from your dad or coach? Moms tend to be a bit gentler with, “You have great potential if you would just apply yourself.” Both are admonitions…
Rick Wertz
May 28, 2026
Covenant Relationship Spiritual Growth

Covenant Relationship

A covenant relationship can be as cold as the agreement made between a home owner and the homeowners’ association to abide by rules and restrictions for the neighborhood. Or it can be as intimate as the commitment made in marriage to a sacred, lifelong promise…
Rick Wertz
May 20, 2026
Keep Perspective Spiritual Growth

Keep Perspective

What is perspective? It is “a way of thinking about and understanding something” (per Britannica Dictionary), hopefully with a level head. With the hyperbole of the 24/7 news via a variety of platforms, busy-ness at work and craziness on the family calendar, it can be…
Rick Wertz
April 30, 2026
Renewed Spiritual Growth

Renewed

He and his dad pulled the old truck out of the horse barn. His uncle had told him he could have the truck when he wanted it - a 1957 F-250 with one of the first V8 engines Ford made that stayed together. It was…
Rick Wertz
April 23, 2026
Discern Well Spiritual Growth

Discern Well

When his buddy told him he could get two candy bars for the price of one if he put the second one in his pocket, it seemed like a good idea. But when the owner of the store asked if he was planning to pay…
Rick Wertz
April 16, 2026
Obey Spiritual Growth

Obey

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…
Rick Wertz
April 9, 2026
Praying Dad Prayer

Praying Dad

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…
Rick Wertz
March 19, 2026
Right Side Up Spiritual Growth

Right Side Up

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. ……
Rick Wertz
March 12, 2026
Read His Book Spiritual Growth

Read His Book

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…
Rick Wertz
February 26, 2026
Authority Spiritual Growth

Authority

“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…
Rick Wertz
February 19, 2026