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Who Do You Know FamilyLeadershipSpiritual Growth

Who Do You Know

He wanted to get into the Air Force Academy. The physical part of the application process was rigorous but he passed. The other testing and associated interviews seemed to go well. But then there was the requirement of having a congressman’s nomination for an appointment…
Rick Wertz
September 9, 2026
Reconciliation FamilyLeadershipSpiritual Growth

Reconciliation

Hey Dad, how are you doing? Whether in the midst of newborn craziness, starting a new school year or dropping a child off at college, the fathering journey calls for intentionality to strengthen relationship through every season, every step of the way. Easier said than…
Rick Wertz
September 2, 2026
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
Get in Fighting Shape Spiritual Growth

Get in Fighting Shape

When Sylvester Stallone’s ROCKY hit the theaters in 1976, the half-dozen raw eggs in a glass, stirred up a bit, became the drink of choice for many young athletes prior to going on an early morning conditioning run. If there were stairs to run up, all the…
Rick Wertz
July 17, 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
Rebuke Isolation PrayerSpiritual Growth

Rebuke Isolation

In a small group discussion, five dads were talking about how hard it is to be real and vulnerable as men. One man confided that when he succumbed to temptation, he would retreat to his ‘cave’, isolating himself from others. Another dad confessed he was…
Rick Wertz
October 31, 2024
Margin Spiritual Growth

Margin

In business, every manager or company owner is intimately concerned about the financial margin at the end of the month, quarter and year. Margin is the net income after all expenses that allows for future business development. Without margin, the company may survive for a…
Rick Wertz
October 17, 2024
Follow to Lead LeadershipSeasons of Fathering

Follow to Lead

In the military, a soldier progresses through the ranks as a function of rigorous training, testing and battlefield experience. An officer of a higher rank commands respect from those of a lower rank and a battalion will follow its leader through harm’s way. Well trained…
Rick Wertz
September 26, 2024
A New Way of Thinking HolidaysLeadership

A New Way of Thinking

Things changed that first Easter not quite 2000 years ago. A new perspective entered the hearts and minds of Jesus’ disciples. All the teaching, the parables and the miracles would now provide grounding for a new way of thinking. While eyes had been downcast Friday…
Rick Wertz
April 4, 2024