A Tribute to GRAND Mothers

A Tribute to GRAND Mothers

Her children rise and call her blessed… (Prov. 31:28) There are grandmothers, and there are Grand mothers. It doesn’t require a PhD to realize that were it not for the millions of faithful grandmothers in our lives who have graciously modeled Christlikeness to their...
Raising Future Men

Raising Future Men

I sat in the back of the youth group stunned at the words I just heard from the youth pastor. I looked at the other father who was with me and quietly asked him, “Did I just hear that correctly?” Unfortunately, I had. The newly hired youth pastor was passionately...
The Reality of Love

The Reality of Love

My wife and I just spent the last twenty-four hours or so babysitting our youngest grand daughter and her two older brothers. She’s just a little over two years old and just starting to put words together into sentences. Besides being utterly adorable, I was mindful...
How the Gospel Sweetens Marriage

How the Gospel Sweetens Marriage

Marriage Wasn’t Fun Anymore My wife and I were not enjoying our marriage anymore. There had been no unfaithfulness, no threats of divorce, but after 20 years our marriage wasn’t fun anymore. Our marriage wasn’t “sweet.” Daily life together was more of a duty than a...