One of the most disturbing trends I see in marriages, and in men’s lives in general could be called the Vegas Principle. You know what I’m talking about. The idea that “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” I believe that this is one of the most damaging aspects that most marriages face today. We ...
Our culture has taught is to compartmentalize our lives well. We work at work, and we play at home or out. We do church on Sunday’s and maybe on Wednesday, and we allow none of these areas to overlap. We compartmentalize our lives fully. I want to encourage you not to do that. First of ...
Integrity is one of the key characteristics we must have as dads and husbands. But where do you get it? By what standard do you measure yourself, and by extension, your kids, as they grow? Integrity must be based upon some kind of standard, or it becomes meaningless. I have heard it said that everyone ...
At this point in the life of my family, I have witnessed, and been a part of, the decisions of three of my kids to accept Jesus. It has been a blessing to watch my kids grow in their faith, and to come to the point where they see their own need for Jesus, for ...
Perhaps the most critical aspect of being a dadhood is our own personal integrity. Who you are when people are watching is the easy question to answer, because we are aware that people are watching, and we want them to see the best in us. But who we are when no one is watching is ...
The past couple of weeks have been a bit on the crazy side for my family. You may know that my wife and I were expecting our seventh child, with a due date of either the 20th, or the 26, or the 28th. I don’t know why we had three due dates, but we did. ...