God has an ironic sense of humor. When our bodies mature they arrive at a point where they stop growing and instead maintain. Often...

It is interesting thinking about the role of the carpenter and how it relates to the role of the engineer and the architect. The best...

I don't know about other parents, but I love to turn my kids loose with duct tape, cardboard, and string. Watching them create is much...

Luke 16:10 One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much... More often than not, when following God, we do things in the...

I was talking with a few kids about learning to drive. The kids were young and filled with gusto at their abilities. They described...

When it comes to the question of church health. When a group of believers is in a setting where persecution is absent or minimal it...

Geese are interesting. When it comes to flying long distances they are expert. At most given moments there are only two that are not...

From their earliest age I've held each of my children in church to build the habit of rest and security in mind. I wanted Sunday church...

I winked at my daughter the other day. She promptly winked back. My wife was reading a book to the kids at the time and it's not her...

I took each of my kids camping this summer one on one. I asked them to pack what they thought they would need and I would plan the rest....

Is going to church primarily to seek self satisfaction and social community any different then attending a bar for the same reasons. One...

Humans have an inherent need for a savior. Either entertainment to bring enough distraction to keep from thinking deeply or seriously. ...

Strength is measured in God's eyes by how it is used instead of how much is given. A weak person might be much stronger in every regard...

What is it that causes relationship to grow deeper? Is it when no feathers are ruffled, no disagreement occurs, no variance, no...

We stopped while canoeing on a log trapped on a sandbar. My son and I waded out to see how gradually the gravel tapered off into the...

Piñatas Nothing reveals the true heart of mankind quite like a piñatas. The piñata is a gift given in love. I've never heard of one being...

Matthew 6:33 Seek first His kingdom. More often than not, we build our own kingdom alongside God's kingdom instead of fully making our...

There is another option to putting on the armor of God. An option that might seem effective to us in the moment, but in the end will...

Often in a child's growth and development, in a healthy home, the ability to speak and comprehend speech is something that comes in...

It is easy in momentary hardship, to tell yourself to endure for a season and hope again for comfort and ease. When we make the choice to...

I heard good news today. My second son, whom we had with us a decade ago, was baptized. This son was born not knowing love. His first...

Twice Paul commands us to put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes you will be able to stand firm. We each will...

Philippians 2:3 Who misses out when a person thinks too highly of themselves? I suspect it is that person . Live humbly, thinking of...

The story of David and the giant casts an interesting light onto the armor of God. We are asked to put on armor in Ephesians 6 in order...