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Winter Camping
Last Friday night I had the joy of camping with my daughter, Hannah, who was wrapping up her “spring” break. We stayed in our new camper-van as a test run for future mission trips and recreation. Our campsite was in … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Relationship Priorities, Teen Life
Tagged Creation, family, GLORY, Parenting
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Always Learning
A word from Heather… I feel like I am always learning, but it continues to amaze and quite frankly humble me when I realize I’m still learning from my own children. Our 18 year old daughter is a freshman at … Continue reading
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Safe in the Hand
My firstborn child, Hannah, is now a college student. It was a tearful day two weeks ago when we left her on campus. It’s not easy to let go after 18 years of having face-to-face contact with her almost every … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Relationship Priorities, Teen Life, Worldview
Tagged priorities, teens, Thumbs Up, trust
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My New Friend, Ryan
I just spent 3 days on Mackinac Island in northern Michigan with 24 youth and chaperones from my congregation, along with almost 1000 other youth. We had a great time learning more about God as our mighty fortress. We focused … Continue reading
Helping or Hurting Your Child?
Don’t let anyone fool you. It happens at any age. It’s the struggle of parents over how much to intervene in the decisions of their children. Should I stop my toddler before he grabs the burning hot cookie? Should I keep … Continue reading
What We Provide…
Many have asked us for a concise summary of what Heather and I provide to help marriages, families, churches…the world! Here it is! What we teach… 1. How God’s way for marriage shapes every relationship & particularly shapes our … Continue reading
Terrific Tuesday
This past Tuesday was a terrific day. NO, it wasn’t because of the elections in the U.S. It was because my son, Micah, turned 16 that day. It was a terrific day to celebrate God’s grace in giving me an … Continue reading
Daughter Date Night
In less than a year from now, my “little girl” will be heading off to college. I can’t believe that day is drawing near so quickly. As I was looking at my schedule for this year, I decided I couldn’t waste … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Relationship Priorities, Teen Life
Tagged priorities, teens, Thumbs Up, time management
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Book Released
Handing Out Life is now available for purchase (CLICK HERE TO SEE IT ON AMAZON). This is the book that I’ve been thinking about for over 10 years and that I put to paper last fall. It summarizes the key … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Character, Congregational Life, Family Life, Living Single, Marriage, Relationship Priorities, Sex, Step-families, Teen Life, Witnessing, Worldview
Tagged God's way, incarnational, love, memorable, priorities, sacrificial, Simple, Thumbs Up, unconditional, witness, worldview
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The 3 R’s
You may have heard someone refer to “The 3 R’s: Reading, wRiting and aRithmetic.” I’m proud that my son, Micah, has put a new twist on “The 3 R’s.” Like all of us, he’s struggled with temptation. In particular, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Family Life, Teen Life
Tagged character, commitment, temptation
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