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Spiritual Warfare FamilyLeadershipSpiritual Growth

Spiritual Warfare

What constitutes spiritual warfare? Maybe the first question should be, ‘What is spiritual warfare?’ Wikipedia suggests it is, “the concept of fighting against the work of preternatural evil forces.” Biblically, we first see it at work with the serpent’s lies in the Garden of Eden,…
Rick Wertz
March 7, 2024
Run Hard Work Hard Spiritual Growth

Run Hard Work Hard

Do you remember the two-a-day high school football workouts that typically started a couple of weeks before school began? The practices were structured for conditioning and getting football ready. If one ran hard through every drill, he would likely make the final roster. Similarly in life,…
Rick Wertz
February 29, 2024
Loving Sons FamilySeasons of Fathering

Loving Sons

Loving sons does not sound as sweet as loving daughters but sons need love from dad too. While some men had exemplary dads that expressed their love often through words of affirmation and encouragement, others have never experienced the love of a father. Most of…
Rick Wertz
February 22, 2024
Names Provide Connection Family

Names Provide Connection

What name is given this child? That is typically a question from the administrators at the hospital as they process a birth certificate. It is also asked when the child is baptized. The first provides connection to an earthly family. The second provides connection to…
Rick Wertz
February 1, 2024
Initiative to Lead FamilyLeadership

Initiative to Lead

What will be the legacy of the present generation of dads? How will the kids of today speak of the leadership in their homes and the influence of their parents? Are you engaged as a dad and providing the spiritual leadership young people need to…
Rick Wertz
January 25, 2024
Josiah Dad LeadershipSpiritual Growth

Josiah Dad

Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the Lord as he did – with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses – 2Kings 23:25. Wow!…
Rick Wertz
January 4, 2024
Peace on Earth FamilyHolidaysLeadership

Peace on Earth

Is it possible to have peace on earth? Peace is defined as “freedom from disturbance; tranquility,” per Webster’s dictionary. I guess we could have our ear buds in, or noise-cancelling headphones on, and be oblivious to the world around us. We would be undisturbed and…
Rick Wertz
December 21, 2023
Be Joy-Filled FamilyHolidays

Be Joy-Filled

Joy to the World may be easy to sing but how is one to be joy-filled with all the end-of-year busy-ness? What does it even mean to be joy-filled? One example is King David’s celebration when the ark of God was brought to the City of…
Rick Wertz
December 14, 2023
Light of Hope FamilyHolidays

Light of Hope

There is hope. As 24/7 news cycles produce what seems a never-ending litany of bad news, a Christian dad is to be cognizant of what it means to be a light of hope. While he cannot ignore the media, he can maintain a healthy perspective…
Rick Wertz
November 30, 2023