Spiritual Growth

Devotional-style readings to help you grow and develop wisdom as a spouse, parent, friend, leader, and most importantly, as a Jesus-follower.
Four Ways to Deal with Regret Four Ways to Deal with Regret
Theology

Four Ways to Deal with Regret

I run into two kinds of Jesus-followers. The ‘good guys’ who grew up in church, mostly did the right thing and ended up marrying the homecoming queen. The second kind ‘wandered off the farm’ and screwed…

Memorial Day and Good Friday Memorial Day and Good Friday
Theology

Memorial Day and Good Friday

On Veterans Day and Memorial Day, the conversation turns to those who’ve served and died for our country. My brother is one of those. He volunteered to join the Army, willingly went to Vietnam at…

Plan or Perspective Plan or Perspective
Prayer

Plan or Perspective

They say they’re no ‘foxhole atheists’. When the chips are down-I mean really down, most people will cry out to God. Prayer in those situations is pretty straight-up. “Get me out of here” or “Please…

Teaching Compassion to Your Kids (Part II) Teaching Compassion to Your Kids (Part II)
Parenting

Teaching Compassion to Your Kids (Part II)

Here’s the last half of “10 Things you must teach your kids about compassion” from All Pro Dad1   6.   Furry Friends Do you have a family pet? Animals teach many great qualities. Compassion is…

Teaching Compassion to Your Kids (Part I) Teaching Compassion to Your Kids (Part I)
Parenting

Teaching Compassion to Your Kids (Part I)

Suffering with another person shows you care about them. In the communities where we grew up, everyone showed compassion when someone was sick or hurt or their house burned down. People chipped in, cooked food,…

Scot-Free and Debt-Free Scot-Free and Debt-Free
Grace

Scot-Free and Debt-Free

Imagine you have a teenage son. You’ve told him what he’s to do. It’s for his own good . . . for his protection . . . because you love him. But let’s say he…

Switching Gears Switching Gears
Marriage

Switching Gears

Some of the ‘best practices’ from the business world can make marriages work better. Not all, but some. Here are three examples: 1. Commit and Communicate – Employees, venders, investors and customers want to follow…

Our Triune God Our Triune God
Theology

Our Triune God

If you’ve read one or more of these posts, you already know I’m no theologian. So I hope you’ll cut me some slack as I try and unpack what the Lord has pointed me to…

The Belief Meter The Belief Meter
Theology

The Belief Meter

So, do you believe in Jesus? How much? Do you believe enough? Evangelicals are known for wanting people to cross ‘the line of faith’ from unbelief to belief. Rightly so, since Jesus was pretty clear,…

Birds of a Feather… Birds of a Feather…
Influence with Others

Birds of a Feather…

. . . you don’t need me to finish it for you. This saying’s been around since the 16th century. Birds and animals of all sorts ‘flock together’ with ‘their kind’. It’s part of our…