by Andrew | Feb 19, 2023 | Kids & Family
Godly children are the result of godly parents. A wise parent will not waste their time simply trying to raise good kids, because goodness is not the goal. Godliness is the goal. Because a child can be good without being godly. But a child who is godly will naturally...
by Andrew | Jan 8, 2023 | Kids & Family
Today’s Reader Question: “How do you handle siblings who can never get along no matter what you try? Should this be a concern or will they grow out of it?” “They’re not letting me have a turn!” “That’s not fair!” “Why can’t you just leave me alone?”...
by Andrew | Jan 1, 2023 | Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
As we enter into a new year, it’s easy to allow past failures to hinder us from future success. In the things that really matter, we can find more excuses for why we can’t then for why we can. Thankfully, with a new year comes a clean slate, BUT… if...
by Andrew | Dec 11, 2022 | Kids & Family
Less than two weeks until Christmas! It’s that time for lots of shopping, parties, food, and of course, who can forget the in-laws (rhetorical question in case you were wondering)? It’s the most busiest, I mean, wonderful, time of the year. And sometimes it can seem...
by Andrew | Dec 4, 2022 | Kids & Family
Around this time of year, there’s always a lot of gift giving going on to show people that we love and appreciate them. And of course, there’s no better people for us to show that to than our family. While Christmas is a wonderful time to express our love...
by Andrew | Nov 27, 2022 | Kids & Family, Ministry & Leadership
“Not everyone will become a great leader, but everyone can become a better leader.” -John Maxwell What if every leader improved by just 1% in what they do every year? Imagine how that could change the trajectory of a life over time. Let me encourage you to...
by Andrew | Nov 20, 2022 | Children's Ministry, Kids & Family
Have you ever encountered this scenario in your home?… Your kids go into the kitchen for a snack. They open up the cupboards, move around all the boxes, bags, and cans of food trying to find something to eat, and then make this amazing declaration, “There ain’t...
by Andrew | Nov 7, 2022 | Kids & Family
Like any normal kid, I was “into” a lot of different things growing up. As a 7 or 8-year-old, my uncle gave me a massive 3-ring binder stamp collecting kit. And so for a couple of years, I was a stamp-collecting champion trying to fill that...
by Andrew | Oct 23, 2022 | Kids & Family
Kids today are facing an attention dilemma. They crave attention from their parents and leaders, and they will often get it one way or another through various means. This could mean seeking attention in the right ways or demanding it in the wrong ways. Jesus knew how...
by Andrew | Oct 9, 2022 | Kids & Family
Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children. Question: Is it possible that we are in a sense parenting our grandchildren and great-grandchildren by the way we parent our own children now? Is it possible that our life and the...
by Andrew | Sep 25, 2022 | Kids & Family, Marriage, Ministry & Leadership
You’ve probably noticed how easy it is to identify other people’s problems. For most of us it’s a natural gift. We can start picking people apart at first sight without ever even having met them. What talent! 😉 So why is it so hard it is to accept when...
by Andrew | Sep 11, 2022 | Kids & Family
There’s an old Chinese proverb that says: If you want happiness for an hour – take a nap. If you want happiness for a day – go fishing. If you want happiness for a year – inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime – help...
by Andrew | Aug 27, 2022 | Kids & Family
If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. John 13:17 Feeling motivated? Have you ever woke up feeling a burst of super motivation to buckle down and get healthy again, to get back on track spiritually, to start treating the people you love the most like...
by Andrew | Aug 7, 2022 | Kids & Family
It’s no secret that we live in an ever-increasing victim-mentality culture. Everyone thinks they’ve been done wrong, while accepting little to no responsibility for their own personal actions or outcomes. It’s always a whole lot easier to blame...
by Andrew | Jul 24, 2022 | Kids & Family
I’m a firm believer in saying “yes” to my kids whenever possible, especially when they make requests for my time and attention. However, one of the biggest struggles for many parents is that they have a hard time, or are simply unwilling, to tell their children...
