Some of us go through our days asking how we can be effective and make a difference. Others of us are drifting through life. But still others are dead-set on wasting their life. If that is you, here are three simple tips to get you there faster.
Like many parents, we are learning to navigate the reality of raising a teenager in the smart phone age.
With everything at our fingertips, anytime, anywhere, it’s easy to get distracted by the vast amount of information and entertainment online. Even more challenging is the fact that we are up against apps and websites that are scientifically engineered to keep us hooked. While we’re constantly checking our emails and notifications…
Who could be happier than the mother of a son like Jesus?
The story it tells of two young Jewish men and their fathers is interesting, enlightening, and it touched my heart.
“So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.” (Psalm 71:18) What is the value of a living a long life? Why do we desire it and pursue it and…
“You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.” (Psalm 65:8b) Recently on my sabbatical, I had the privilege of witnessing many amazing sunsets and several beautiful sunrises. Truly, to behold the rising and setting of the sun is a gift held out to…
“[The tongue] is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.” (James…
“The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” (James 5:16) If this is true, that the prayers of a righteous person have great power, I wonder why we dad’s don’t pray more frequently for our children? If you’re a Christian dad, you undoubtedly pray from…
“Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.” (Proverbs 6:6-8) When our kids grow up and leave home, one of the things we want them to have…
