On New Year’s Resolutions
I love the new year. I love New Years, anniversaries, birthdays (not the parties so much)…any natural pause in life that encourages me to reflect, repent, rejoice, and resolve. But …
How Do You Have Time?
Since, Jesus For You, released I’ve been asked often where I found the time to write. And each time I’ve answered a little differently. As I’ve thought about the question, …
Four Lines of Joy-Filled, Awe-Inspiring, Earth-Shattering Song
I sing the Doxology to my girls every night, sometimes softly while I hold their hands or play with their hair. Sometimes it’s more highly produced with a hairbrush microphone and …
Parenting: What Is Our Chief Aim?
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”—Ephesians 6:4 First, let us see to what end our parenting is aiming …
The Pastor at Home – His Words
I send out an email to my church once a month, and there’s over a 1000 people in our database. I average about 20 social media posts a month that …
Emotional Intimacy
Early on in my marriage, when I was playing baseball, I would go out of town for a week or ten days for a series on the road. And when …
Don’t Provoke Your Kids
“Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger . . .” (Ephesians 6:8) Our desires and emotions are typically good, godly desires that sin robs and twists into selfishness, tantrums …
Grace Is Not Cute
Grace is spoken of with relative ease in Evangelical circles. As much as the word “Gospel” is thrown around, so too is “grace;” yet, I wonder if we really understand …
Gracious Love, Not Provocation
“Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.” – Colossians 3:21 “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger…” – Ephesians 6:8 Our desires, or emotions, are typically good, godly desires that …