by Andrew | Dec 13, 2014 | Kids & Family
I recently wrote a guest post entitled “5 Things Dads Must Do With Their Kids… Every Single Day” on a friend’s blog at JackieBledsoe.com. Jackie’s blog is about “Leading and Loving the Ones Who Matter Most.” In this article, I...
by Andrew | Nov 17, 2014 | Kids & Family
Proverbs 25:16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. I’ll be the first to admit it – I’m a sweet tooth junkie. I love my french-vanilla flavored cup of coffee first thing in the...
by Andrew | Oct 20, 2014 | Kids & Family
After the dedication of his baby brother in church, little Johnny sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car. His father asked him three times what was wrong. Finally the boy replied, “That pastor said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home, but I want...
by Andrew | Oct 4, 2014 | Kids & Family
Recently, I met with my financial advisor to do some “routine maintenance” on our IRA and retirement accounts. As we discussed different options and outcomes, I was reminded of a few basic principles that make investing work the amazing way that it does....
by Andrew | Sep 28, 2014 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
The idea that real people will spend a real eternity in Heaven or Hell based in part upon my action or inaction to give them the gospel ought to grip every one of us as believers. It’s a very sobering thought that the future fate of the souls of people rests in...
by Andrew | Sep 14, 2014 | Kids & Family
3 John 4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. Joyous Occasions I can clearly remember the day, July 31st, 2002, when our first child, Spencer James Linder, was born. It was a joyous occasion and one of the best days of my life. I can...
by Andrew | Sep 6, 2014 | Kids & Family
Joshua 24:15 Choose you this day whom ye will serve. We can all remember back to the days as kids when it was time to divide up the teams on the field. Some one would grab a stick, draw a line in the dirt, and we would begin choosing sides. Drawing lines is...
by Andrew | Aug 3, 2014 | Kids & Family
Proverbs 14:4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. Throughout the Bible, we see the ox as a useful animal. In fact, in the days of the Old Testament, an ox was the strongest and most commonly used animal for a number...
by Andrew | Jul 18, 2014 | Kids & Family
Think of whatever project is consuming the most of your mind and your time right now in your life… Have you got it? Are you thinking of it? Probably pretty big, huh?… Now step back and consider how big it is… in comparison to your life as a whole…...
