Posts tagged “Parenting”
Pick up your Legos
Grandpa and Grandma are coming over. However, kids’ toys, games, and a bunch of Legos (dangerously painful to step on) are strewn all over…
Grow in faithfulness
A dad takes his daughters to the zoo, as promised. He is faithful to his word. A couple celebrates their 50th anniversary. They have…
What are you ashamed of?
Is there anything that you are ashamed of? Apparently, my oldest daughter could answer that question emphatically. I was parked with our family minivan…
How to be a man
I have this black leather vest that I wear when I ride my motorcycle. It’s weathered with rain, sweat, sunscreen, and the remains of…
Convicted yet forgiven
When my boys were younger, I took them to swimming lessons. One day I talked about my church to another mom. She responded, “I…
The devil won’t get you
My family was driving through Alabama on our recent spring break trip when a billboard on I-65 suggested: “GO TO CHURCH! Or the Devil…
The weakest link
“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link” is a proverb inspired from an 18th-century book by Thomas Reid. Ideally, God’s visible…
The faces of Mom and Dad
Picture your parents in your mind’s eye. In all that you see, do you also envision the face of God superimposed over theirs? In…
Above the crowd
“Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus. . . . He wanted to see who…
Teaching kids to live generously
Here’s the scene: Mall atrium. Mall Santa sitting on a puffy red chair surrounded by world-worn, shady-looking elves. Long line of squirmy kids accompanied…
Teaching kids not to be selfish
My wife and I still laugh about our good intentions about discouraging violent play between our children. We gravely pledged that we would not…
Is following God like eating boiled brussels sprouts?
My mother is a good cook, so I enjoyed almost everything she made when I was a kid. But every once in a while…