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A New Day Indeed Holidays

A New Day Indeed

Things changed that first Easter not quite 2000 years ago. A new day dawned in the hearts and minds of Jesus’ disciples. All the teaching, the parables and the miracles would have a new light shown on them. While darkness seemed to envelop all Friday…
Rick Wertz
April 24, 2025
Experience Holy Week Holidays

Experience Holy Week

There is a lot going on this week at most churches. There is Maundy Thursday when many churches put on a ‘Live Last Supper’ production. Then Good Friday commemorates the Passion, crucifixion and death of Jesus the Christ. All goes dark on Friday. On Sunday,…
Rick Wertz
April 17, 2025
Be Clean Holidays

Be Clean

Being clean covers a wide spectrum of challenges. To a dad in the midst of the diaper years it can mean one thing. And when a teenage son confesses to his dad that he is struggling with pornography, it takes on a whole different meaning.…
Rick Wertz
April 10, 2025
TIME Well Spent FamilyLife Balance

TIME Well Spent

Imagine receiving a windfall from a great uncle that places $1440 in an account every day. The stipulation is that all the money has to be spent that day. If not, the account gets zeroed out at the end of the day and replenished with…
Rick Wertz
April 3, 2025
AAA Coverage FamilyLife Balance

AAA Coverage

Daggum, it happened again! I parked the truck, turned off the ignition and put the keys in my lap while I answered a few texts. Then I grabbed my satchel as I got out of the truck, locked the doors and headed to a meeting.…
Rick Wertz
March 27, 2025
Be Praying Prayer

Be Praying

He did not know until years later that his mother had been praying for him every day since he had left home. Through a life caught up in the world, the peaks and valleys she was not even aware of, and through months of no…
Rick Wertz
March 20, 2025
Blessings Family

Blessings

Count your blessings. Sometimes they are obvious – A milestone realized; a child being born; a move into a new level of relationship with a son or daughter; an anniversary. And sometimes they are not as obvious – A job loss; a child in an…
Rick Wertz
March 13, 2025
Be Blessed Spiritual Growth

Be Blessed

Are you blessed? Of course you are. My question here is more specific - Were you blessed by your dad? I talk often about blessing children, but to bless a child, a dad must be blessed. As I say in the Dads Armor study and our retreats,…
Rick Wertz
March 6, 2025
Sports is Life but … Life Balance

Sports is Life but …

With the Super Bowl behind us, March madness in front of us and baseball season right around the corner, the spring sports season is full steam ahead. Kids want to do it all. Coaches want kids to specialize earlier and earlier. Dad and mom struggle…
Rick Wertz
February 20, 2025
Boldly Love Family

Boldly Love

What does bold love bring to mind for you? I think of moms. Loving a newborn, feeding and nurturing a child while working through all the stages of exhaustion is not for the faint of heart. And that is just the start of a life-long…
Rick Wertz
February 13, 2025
Boldly Lead Leadership

Boldly Lead

Who comes to mind as an historically bold leader on the world stage? Certainly, President Abraham Lincoln boldly led our nation through the civil war. General George S. Patton boldly led his troops across France, deep into Nazi Germany and on to victory in World…
Rick Wertz
February 6, 2025
Boldly Engage Spiritual Growth

Boldly Engage

Bold is synonymous with brave, daring and courageous. These are characteristics every dad should exemplify and every child wishes to be affirmed in. The challenge for dads today who want to be more intentional with their example of standing strong, being brave and courageous is…
Rick Wertz
January 30, 2025
Live in Boldness Spiritual Growth

Live in Boldness

Boldness to do what was needed along with a great sense of patriotism were what drove fighting age men to enlist in the military after the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. As FDR stated, “a date that will live in infamy.” And many…
Rick Wertz
January 16, 2025
Be Bold Spiritual Growth

Be Bold

What does it mean to be bold in today’s world? Years ago, Don Meredith, a gifted sports announcer and retired Dallas Cowboys quarterback used to make the comment, “It ain’t braggin’ if you can do it.” One has to be pretty bold to make a…
Rick Wertz
January 9, 2025
Happy New Year Holidays

Happy New Year

How was your 2024? I think it healthy to spend time reflecting on the high points of the past year, what I call “glimpses of God’s glory.” The arrival of a granddaughter was certainly a high point for us. Time with our grown kids helping…
Rick Wertz
January 2, 2025
Merry CHRISTmas Holidays

Merry CHRISTmas

Merry CHRISTmas from my family to yours. As we celebrate the greatest gift of all-time, I praise the Lord for the gift of you and your partnership in the ministry of Faithful Fathering. May the Lord bless you and keep you through the new year. Godspeed.
Rick Wertz
December 25, 2024
Live into His Peace Holidays

Live into His Peace

What is your perspective on peace? Per Webster’s dictionary, it is defined as “freedom from disturbance; tranquility.” I guess you could have ear buds in, or noise-cancelling headphones on, and be oblivious to the world around you. The experience would be undisturbed and tranquil, even…
Rick Wertz
December 24, 2024
Joy in this World Holidays

Joy in this World

Joy to the World may be easy to sing but joy in this world can be elusive with all the end-of-year busy-ness? What does it even mean to be joyful? One example is King David’s celebration when the ark of God was brought to the City…
Rick Wertz
December 19, 2024