May 30
Luke tells us that Jesus grew in four areas (Luke 2:52): Wisdom [mentally, academically] Stature [physically, athletically, health] Favor with man [socially, kindness, relationships] Favor with God [spiritually, knowledge and fear of God, obedience] Kids today still have a responsibility to grow in each of these areas. Each of them take effort and work. As …
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Nov 27
Our culture is sending so many mixed messages. Each day contains a story about sexual misconduct. Another high profile leader is accused of inappropriate actions toward a woman. In worse stories, extra-marital affairs or tales involving prostitutes are sadly all too common. The politically correct view is to condemn these inappropriate acts. The world demands …
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Nov 17
It is Thanksgiving time and kids are coming back from college. Good kids who have gone away to Christian schools or gotten involved in a Christian student center. They have been exposed to other congregations. They have experienced mission campaigns, large devotional singings, powerful preachers, and new programs. They now look at their home congregation …
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Jun 20
Parenting has always been tough. Great Biblical heroes struggled to be good parents. David was a great king and psalmist but failed in numerous ways as a parent. Samuel and Eli both had rebellious sons who brought shame to their legacy. Jesus even pictures God the Father as having a rebellious son in the parable …
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May 04
There is an unspoken rivalry existing in our world today. None of us want to admit it, but we all think our kid is the best. Ask our classroom teachers and our coaches. They run into parents weekly that have a distorted view of reality when it comes to their “special” child. Secretly we all believe …
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Mar 24
Part one in this series deal with the impact youth sports is having upon families and the church. In part two I discussed highlights from Mike Matheny’s book on youth sports. In this third and final post I desire to share some of my own suggestions for dealing with youth sports as a Christian parent. …
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Mar 23
In part one I discussed the impact of youth sports upon families and how we must seek to manage our involvement with sports. All of these thoughts I am sharing found their stimulus in Mike Matheny’s book The Matheny Manifesto. Mike is the current manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. The book was excellent. It …
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Mar 21
I want to release three posts on the topic: This one (part 1) on the importance of considering how we handle youth sports. A second part sharing some highlights from Mike Matheny’s book on the topic. And a third post with some suggestions I would like to make to families. So join me in reading …
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Oct 30
Sex is a privilege, not a right! We are created sexual beings that have a desire for sexual gratification.¹ But it is not a right. God intended for us to enjoy the privilege of sex when we make the commitment in marriage to another person.² When sex becomes a part of a relationship outside of marriage …
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