The Gift of Fathers

The Gift of Fathers

Since we have been thinking about fathers recently, Cheryl and I wanted to share a chapter from our upcoming book, Raising Kids for Tomorrow’s World:  12 Keys to Preserving the Faith. This book was written with small fellowship groups in mind. Each chapter...
Ten Ways to Exasperate Your Children

Ten Ways to Exasperate Your Children

A Message for Dads Few people will shape our character and our personality more than our father.                                                                                                                        –Alistair Begg For good or bad, this statement...
Father’s Day 2017

Father’s Day 2017

Often, simplicity is better. So, on this Father’s Day, 2017, Douglas Wilson’s words will stand alone. God has designed each family to be a culture–with a language, customs, traditions, and countless unspoken assumptions. The culture of the family...
The Never-Ending Conversations of Parenting

The Never-Ending Conversations of Parenting

“Understand largely, change is a process, not an event. God called me…to commit myself to 10,000 conversations, 10,000 moments.” – Paul David Tripp As I am writing this, I’m listening to Solid Gold Oldies…because I am an Oldie. Therefore, I know almost...
The Protection of Shade

The Protection of Shade

Every generation and every culture understands this truth… One generation plants the trees, and another gets the shade. –Chinese Proverb Stan and I have walked the road in this photograph many, many times since his family purchased the land in 1974. Our...