Family Life
Wow. A dramatic story from Haiti - a father of two, trapped and seriously injured in a collapsed building, kept calm, treated his own wounds, improvised solutions to immediate problems, then wrote bloodstained letters of Christian counsel to his sons. He was pulled from the wreckage after 65 hours. Writing the notes to his wife and children wasn’t…
In Charlotte this week, a long-time member of the Salvadoran MS-13 gang turned evidence against his former friends in federal court, saying he knew he risked being killed but did it because of his mother and brothers. According to the story in the Charlotte Observer, the 21-year-old said he had joined the gang as a young teen and took part…
This morning in family devotions we were talking about the love of God for His people. Explaining it to our five year old, I said, "Do you know how much your Daddy loves you?" "Oh yes!" she replied. "Does your Daddy take care of you and keep you safe?" She heartily agreed. "Well, God loves…
Yesterday our teens took a 15 passenger van full of friends to a huge Christian concert in another city. Some of our friends were very concerned. Weren't we worried? Was that really safe? How would they manage the parking, the concert venue, staying together? Why did I let them do that when we were already…
This morning, I had the misfortune to read the repulsive story of a punk who fled his car to avoid the police and left his baby behind. After reading it, I was thinking about why we have such a visceral reaction to a story like this. I think it is because God intended for marriage…
Our family is doing something exciting tomorrow - we are participating in the Christian Filmmakers Holiday Contest. Have you been wanting to try Christian filmmaking out? This is a great way to do it - just a twelve hour commitment; only a one minute film. We had a great time this evening as a family…
I'm making plans about cooking for Thanksgiving and I wanted to share an absolutely awesome recipe with you. It is seriously the bee's knees. It's the bomb. It raises pumpkin pie to new level. And every one of the seven males in my house love it. You know what, I think I'll serve it for…
Several years ago we found ourselves in November facing a job loss and relocation with no clear direction ahead. Things were looking pretty grim for the holidays. Now how were we going to give thanks in all things, like the apostle Paul said to do? How could we model this for our young sons? Somewhere…