Weston’s First Day of Preschool

This morning I dropped Weston off for his first day of preschool. Let me tell you what may have just happened to every school-aged mom...

Getting Rid of the Stench

Years ago, when my kids were young, my wife and I had a date night to remember… and not in the best way. We...

Wrestling with Faith and Expectations

REST, MARGIN & SABBATH I’ve been jotting down some thoughts on how to heal from tragedy, trauma, loss and I certainly don’t feel like I’m...

Mother’s Blessing

As a mother, from my heart to yours, I choose to bless you in this way:  May you reach the purpose for which you were...

The Challenge of Taking In the Grandchildren

“We hadn’t planned on starting over at this age.” That was the comment made by some grandparent friends of ours who had recently taken...

Around a Kitchen Island

AROUND A KITCHEN ISLAND I had the privilege last week of sharing a meal with Daniel and Brittney Brooker. If you don’t know their story,...

A Parenting Road Map for Social Media

This is a guest blog post by Wendy and Jeff Henderson. Jeff is a leading voice on how to create and grow momentum for...

9 Things I’ve Learned About Leadership from My Family

eadership starts at home. How you love and lead at home has a dramatic effect on how you love and lead in the church....

Learning to Love “inherited” Grandchildren

Most grandchildren come into our families the old-fashioned way—they are born into our families. But what if a grandchild has entered the family circle...

I Just Popped the Question . . . & She Said Yes!

Yep. It’s true. I’m engaged! I know for MOST of you this comes as a complete surprise so let me back up and tell you...
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10 Ways to Tell You Are Slipping Spiritually

For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.  (Hebrews...

12 Things That Tempt Men to Peruse Porn

As I’ve researched the issues caused by porn, I am shocked not just at its moral consequences, but at its social costs, damage to marriages,...

Course Corrections to Church Growth – by Jason Swann

We took over a 36-year-old church rebounding from the moral failure of their Senior Pastor on the other side of COVID. We came in...