How to Keep Hope in Your Life
In your circumstances right now, do you feel like an underdog? Maybe it’s your marriage; maybe it’s parenting your kids. Whatever it might be, there is always hope. For example, if you’re a parent, you might look at your friend’s kids or other kids in your neighborhood and say, “Look how well they’re doing in school; why isn’t my child doing that?” or “Their child is on the first team; why is my child third string?” There’s a temptation for parents to question their parenting abilities and compare their kids to others
Encouraging your Teens to Worship
Today we are talking about helping your teens worship. The word “worship” is actually a contraction of “worth-ship” meaning to honor what is honorable. So by encouraging your young adult to attend church or another house of worship, you are advocating that they schedule a time and place to give God the honor He […]
Learning from Our Children
“Dad, you need to thank the guy in the military.” That’s what my son, Grant, said to me in the Charlotte airport at midnight last night as we saw a man in fatigues. So we walked up to him and Grant and I thanked him and expressed our gratitude to him for serving our […]
What Can Every Parent Learn from the Boy Scout Law?
Last night, I took my son, Grant, to his Boy Scout meeting. Boy Scouts does a tremendous job at teaching our young men some incredible lessons that they’ll carry with them for life. What if the Scout Law was followed in the board room? Business expert and author J. Robert Parkinson suggests that the […]
10 Things You Should Know When Talking to Your Child about Sex
Talking to your child about sex forces the realization that they are no longer your little boy or girl. And that can be difficult for any parent to admit. So we offer 10 things you should know when talking to your child about sex to try to make the process a little more bearable.
Who Sets the Climate in Your Home?
It has taken me many years to understand that a great leader sets the climate in their home. They are a thermostat that sets the temperature, not a thermometer that just reflects the temperature in the home. All too often, I’ve been a thermometer. At times when Susan has gotten sick and is not […]
Coaching Our Kids to Pray and Persevere
My daughter, Megan, has applied for several internships this summer for some really neat companies around the nation. I’m really proud of the way she is willing to go to places and do things even though all of her friends won’t be with her. When I was her age, I’m not sure I would have […]
Is Your Spouse Annoying You?
Is your spouse annoying you? Before marriage, opposites attract. After marriages, opposites attack. What was once appealing is now annoying! Before Susan and I got married over 21 years ago, she was attracted to me for my decisiveness and strong will. As the years have gone by, those qualities sometimes bother her. At this […]
Can Your Marriage Survive an Affair?
Trust is the essential ingredient in any good relationship. The people you feel closest to are the ones you trust the most, and vice versa. When you feel you can no longer rely on someone, that person will likely move to the periphery of your emotional and thought life. The thing that makes one […]
