by Andrew | Aug 8, 2021 | Children's Ministry, Ministry & Leadership
We all know “that kid”… yes, the one that brings negative thoughts to your mind just at the sound of their name. This may be a kid in your neighborhood, in the class you teach, on your bus route, or at the church you attend. Who is “that...
by Andrew | Aug 1, 2021 | Kids & Family
My 13-year-old son loves basketball. So when the NBA finals come around, he’s all in. As we watched the finals just a couple of weeks ago between the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks, it looked like the Suns were on track to be the champs with a 2-0 start in...
by Andrew | Jul 25, 2021 | Kids & Family
At the Little League meet up the coach calls over little Charlie, bends down, and looks him straight in the eyes. “Look, Charlie, you know the principles of good sportsmanship, correct? You know the Little League doesn’t allow temper tantrums, shouting at the umpire,...
by Andrew | Jul 18, 2021 | Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
Recently, my teenage daughter and I went on a date to one of her favorite places of all places – Chipotle. And in the course of the conversation, we took some time to point out some of each other’s blind spots… and it was eye-opening. Every parent...
by Andrew | Jul 11, 2021 | Kids & Family
From the time our children are born until the time they leave the house, there is always a constant flow of things that we are trying to teach them to do on their own. This ranges from the simplest of things like tying their shoelaces and mowing the grass, to harder...
