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Green Chili Casserole
Here you go, folks! Here's the recipe I converted for bulk cooking at the CHAP, SHEM, and MPE conferences in the last few weeks during my Sanity's in the Freezer workshop.  This delicious recipe was given to me many years ago by Robin Graff-Spies when we lived across the street from one another and our…
The Way to Play It
As one commentator said it, there's honesty, and then there's Brian Davis.  Last Sunday at the PGA Verizon Heritage golf tournament, Davis was in the running for his first PGA championship when his ball rolled off the 18th green.  PGATOUR.com reported live: Wow. What a strange ending. Brian Davis called on himself what he thought…
Session Handouts for SHEM 2010 Online!
If you attended our sessions at the SHEM 2010 conference in Springfield, Missouri, and were unable to get a copy of one of our handouts, we finally have them posted as promised at raisingrealmen.com/shem. We hope you enjoy the rest of the conference today! Hal is doing The World, the Flesh, and the Young'uns [Protecting…
Finding A Reason
"It has not been easy being your dad, but it has been great. Greatness never comes with ease. I am proud that you are my son."  A father looks back on his son's 17th birthday and finds meaning in tragedy and blessing  in difficulty.  Read the whole letter. (HT: Tim Challies)
We’ve got a winner for Learn to Study the Bible!
Big congratulations to Rachel Stevens, the winner of a copy of Learn to Study the Bible - a great new resource for digging deeper in the Word of God! Contact us & we'll get it sent to you! Hey, and why don't y'all fan Learn to Study the Bible's Facebook page while you're at it?
Kindle-ing a Fire!
Great Waters Press is delighted to announce the release of the new Kindle version of Raising Real Men. We have had folks asking for it for months and now it is ready! Get it delivered instantly wirelessly to your Kindle at Amazon. We pray it will kindle a fire of commitment to raising godly young…
Learn to Study the Bible: A Review and A Contest!
When I first heard of Andy Deane’s new book, Learn to Study the Bible, I was drawn to it because I have been looking for years for something to help our sons to dig a little deeper when studying the Word of God. This book is a great start. Learn to Study the Bible grew…
Join us with HSLDA @home tomorrow night!
We'll be hosting an HSLDA @home e-vent tomorrow night! You can join us in our living room (virtually) as we teach one of our favorite workshop sessions on Raising Real Men and then take your questions! Seriously, this is so cool! We set it up today and you'll be able to see our PowerPoint slides…
Men, Marriage, and Terrorism
The earliest chapters of Scripture, God states "It is not good for man to be alone."  There are many ways this works out in everyday life, but an interesting article in The Deseret News says that marriage even plays a key factor in recruiting -- or suppressing -- suicide bombers in the Islamic world.  The…
Ask For The Old Paths
God told the prophet Jeremiah, "Stand in the ways and see, And ask for the old paths, where the good way [is], And walk in it; Then you will find rest for your souls." (Jeremiah 6:16) That's spiritual advice, but it's wisdom to consider in everyday things, too.  Here's a story from Britain that says…