One of the biggest passions of my life is being the best dad I can be to my kids. Three of my kids are older children, one is entering her teenage years. But the other three are preschool age and younger. While I could have used Parenting On Your Knees with my older three, I…
Coffee Break – 02.11.2013
A Year In Coffee Consumption 2012 – One of the best sources for all things coffee is Dear Coffee, I Love You. While this post is over a month old, the idea behind it is pretty fun: tracking the coffee consumed over the course of a year. I may have to try this… The Nobel…
Memorize Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:12-14
For the past two weeks, Paul’s letter to timothy has been full of negativity, as he expounded on sin, and comparing what Timothy must face with the Ten Commandments. His purpose was to show that the point of the law is to reveal sin. At the end of that paragraph, however, he throws in a…
6 Healthy Responses To Negative Criticism
We all face it. It happens to each of us. We are criticized, sometimes unfairly. It’s reality. But how we respond to it makes all the difference in the world. There are a couple different kinds of criticizers. All of them require you to think about how to respond appropriately. Otherwise, it can quickly degenerate…
Book Review – Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart by J.D. Greear
Occasionally I find a book that leaves me asking more questions than it answers. Stop Asking Jesus Into Your Heart is just such a book. Small, and a quick read, this book is an interesting dichotomy of good and bad. While I found several things in here that challenged my thinking, much of the book…
Book Review – After You Drop Them Off by Jeramy Clark
One of the biggest parts of any youth ministry is connecting and working with parents. Parents are the lifeblood of any youth ministry, simply because the goal of youth ministry is to reach youth for Christ. What better way to do that than building relationships with parents? However, parents often don’t see youth ministry the…