Godly Parent
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Books I Read In 2015
Throughout the year, I try to read through a new book every couple of months. Here are the books I read in 2015. These are not in order of importance, simply in the order that I read them throughout the year. (I purposefully didn't include the Bible in this list...

Andrew’s Blog Is 1 1/2 Years Old!
Can I ask you for a quick favor? Andrew's Blog is 18 months old! It's been a great ride helping to equip and encourage parents and leaders like yourself to effectively reach the next generation. Thanks for being a faithful reader. Below I have a quick survey that...

5 Reasons Why I Date My Daughter
I have a confession to make... I'm dating someone else, but my wife's okay with it... Of our four children, the Lord blessed us with one little girl, daddy’s Princess, Faith. There’s something very special about a Daddy/Daughter relationship. Something unique and...

If God Wrote A Letter to Planned Parenthood…
If God wrote a letter to Planned Parenthood, it might look something like this... That ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he… (Isaiah 43:10): Thus saith the Lord that created thee... Before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me....

Is Your Home A Place of Grace?
If your teenager came to you and asked if they could speak to you privately, because they’d really messed up, what would be the first thing that would come to your mind as a parent? Would you automatically think the worst? Would you say something sarcastic like,...

3 Child-Rearing Tips From A PERFECT PARENT
The only perfect parent that has ever existed is God Himself. He raised the perfect Son in and through the person of Jesus Christ. But He’s also the parent to every person who claims to know Him as Savior and Lord. God is our Heavenly Father. The picture and...

How to Have a Balanced and Biblical Approach to Discipline in the Home
The purpose of this article is to lay the groundwork for some practical and proven principles that will help make discipline more effective. While these are not "chapter and verse” principles, they are guiding principles that have been found helpful to ensure that...

6 Things SAID NO PARENT EVER at the End of Their Life
When we’re in the middle of parenting, it feels like it will last forever. But as we all know, it doesn’t! Every parent will some day come to the end of their parenting journey and ultimately the end of their life. And when it’s all said and done... here are 6...

Leading From the Bench – The Discipline of Delegation
After more than 14 years of ministry, if I had to do it all over again, I’d certainly change some things. I’d change some things about myself as a leader and my leadership approach. And one of the things that I’d do differently is I'd have been equally a delegator as...

Earth is Playdough, Eternity’s a Stone – No Difference We Can Make In Heaven
"Earth is playdough, Eternity’s a stone." Does it ever suddenly occur to you that life is quickly passing you by, and eternity is even more quickly approaching? Every day, eternity could literally be just one breath away for any of us. And every day of life, we have...