Back to School

August 15, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teens

“And Jesus came and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit,…

Honest Hard Work

August 7, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teens

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 Summertime is a crazy time. I know in our home we anticipate sleeping in and the…

Too little time

July 27, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teens

  I have the privilege of spending some time with many teens and college students and just talking to them can give us such wisdom and insight.  One common theme that is expressed over and over in my conversations is…

He is able

July 24, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teens

On a daily basis I see good kids raised in intact homes being swallowed up by peer pressures, poor decisions, our society and sin, and their families being literally thrown into a tail-spin.  Often these families wake up and find…

Ready for good

July 20, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teens

“Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good…” Titus 3:1 Making a good choice begins with having a plan and being ready.  We talk to our young…

July 16, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teens

  “He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.” Psalm 18:19 I have shared my testimony many times.  I was raised in a Christian home and was saved at a young age. …

Humility

June 26, 2018 • Parenting, Teen Events, Teens

Humility. What a difficult issue humility can be!  We want our children to be confident and not to struggle with insecurity.  Our desire as parents is that they would accomplish the fullness of God’s will for their lives…that they would…

We cannot multitask our relationships

June 14, 2018 • Community, Parenting, Teens

We cannot multitask our relationships. I know the non-stop activity of a home with teenagers.  There is always something to do, somewhere to be or someone dropping by unexpectedly.  We live in a time when the message of the day…

True Healing

June 6, 2018 • Parenting, Teen Events, Teens

I recently heard a sermon from Chris Hodges from Church of the Highlands in Alabama and from it gained tremendous revelation. I have heard that verse many times over the years and never fully considered its meaning.  There are some…

Snapchat: No Shame and No Disguise

May 25, 2018 • Ministries, Parenting, Teen Events, Teens

“Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge.” 1 Timothy 6:20 I am going to keep this very brief because it is my sincere…