What if you found out that a specific group of families in your community were unreached with the gospel? What if I told you that families from this group regularly share stories with me about rejection from churches? You’d want to know the group, wouldn’t you? I...
I saw something beautiful the other day while walking down Breckenridge Lane. In a front yard not far from my home, a young mother was removing a layer of sodden leaves from a flower bed in preparation for planting—an ordinary activity in the middle of an ordinary...
For many people, death is a scary subject. When a child experiences the death of a family member or friend for the first time, it is important to carefully walk them through the experience. Most of the time parents don’t do this very well leaving children with some...
The animated feature The Incredibles is a favorite movie in our household—and one of our favorite scenes is the family meal early in the film. Dinner at the Parr household has deteriorated into pandemonium. The infant squeals in delight at the chaos as two siblings...
Many churches are jumping on the Holy Spirit powered reformation of family ministry. Unfortunately, some are exploring family ministry for the wrong reasons. Here are five reasons NOT to build a family ministry in your church. The majority of children and teens...
I just watched a new version of Oliver Twist. It shows the barefoot, ill-kept orphan boys carrying their bowls to mealtime where each will receive one measly serving of an awful gruel. Those who run the orphanage gorge themselves on a delicious feast a few feet away...
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And He has claimed you as His, regardless of any other labels the world places on you: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. even if inattention or...
I hear a lot about how young adults leave church. Some believe this to be the fault of the parents. No discipleship going on in the home. A hypocritical faith of the parents. No intentionality in their parenting. My story is not like that. By God’s grace, I haven’t...