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Raising Leaders
Children grow up so fast! Love on them as much as you can. Every parent struggles with challenging decisions when raising children. Our end goal is to raise children who will eventually leave us and...
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The Finish Line
I don’t usually write about tragedies and other events in the news, but today I felt compelled to share a few thoughts…. The finish line of my first marathon. Years ago, I was a marathon runner. The...
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The Rest of the Story…
I have fond memories from my childhood of riding in my parent’s Oldsmobile station wagon and listening to Paul Harvey. Almost everyone my age and older seems to have memories of Paul Harvey. His...
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Perceived Weaknesses
Helga is the chicken in front. She doesn’t know she is a small chicken. We recently picked up some new chickens for our backyard flock. My wife and I found a chicken we liked but she was little. She...
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Let’s Be Real
Yesterday a friend of ours popped by to borrow a tool. I had forgotten that she was coming by and answered the door with a dumb-founded look on my face as I was in the midst of doing chores and...
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Comparison is the Thief of Joy
This past Sunday morning I was asked to fill in for our preacher and give the sermon. Since it was Mother’s Day I wanted to try my best to talk about the blessings that mothers give to the their...
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Leaders at Home
It is easy to lose focus of our true priorities in this hectic and fast-paced world that we live in. I recently read this quote that has stayed with me… “Hey leaders: Your most significant vision...
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Scared to Come Home (and giveaway winners!)
What is the worst time to ask your spouse a question? Think about it for a second. If you’re a woman you’re probably thinking, “Any time he is awake.” If you’re a man you might be thinking, “How...
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His Plan, His Time
The past three weeks we have been taking a look at the life of Ruth. As we wrap up today I am reminded how God worked in her life to bring about joy and peace after great loss and tragedy. God was...
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Where Is God In Your Life?
Today’s guest post is from my brother Stewart. Check out his thoughts from this recent event… Did you watch (maybe with one eye closed)? I must confess that I didn’t know about Nik Wallenda’s...
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Staring Into The Face of Adversity
I’m looking through the rundown, a list of stories that I’ve put in the newscast, and it isn’t pretty. It’s another rough stretch of reporting the news in the DFW area and the nation: Headline: 19...
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Accomplishing Great Things Together
Yesterday was a busy news day with the royal birth and a number of big stories in our area of North Texas. Buried in the headlines was a short story out of Japan about a group of 40 commuters and...
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Just Keep Moving
Sunday morning I heard more coughs, sniffles and sneezes in our worship service than I am used to hearing in the summer. It sounded like it was winter cold season in our church auditorium. There is...
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What the…???
Sometimes it is good to stop and think about what we are saying. This past Sunday I was having a nice conversation with a gentleman at church. He paid me a compliment about my blog and said, “I’m...
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OMG?
Flo Rida and his $500,000 chain. Image by DerekG.com Did you catch Flo Rida on the Today Show the other day? Yeah, I didn’t either. But I caught a highlight of his performance in my news feed and...
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Raising Good Kids In An ‘R-rated’ World: What Do You Watch?
Today will be the first in a series of posts about families and media. Back when I was younger, had fewer children, and had a bit more time on my hands I would travel and give a presentation about...
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Good Kids In An ‘R-rated’ World: Guiding Principles and New Technology
Technology and media are constantly changing. Six years ago when I was giving my presentation about media, I didn’t even have a section about mobile devices. Now a good portion of the population has...
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Video Games: Raising Good Kids In An ‘R-rated’ World
Welcome to part 4 of “Raising Good Kids In An ‘R-rated’ World.” If you missed the other installments they can be found here: Week 1 – Television (Part 1) - What do you watch? Week 2 – Television...
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Video Game Ratings: Raising Good Kids In An ‘R-rated’ World
This is part 5 of an ongoing series discussing media matters for families and concerned individuals. Following is a list of other posts in the series…. Television Part 1 – What Do You Watch?...
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Mobile Gaming: Raising Good Kids In An ‘R-rated’ World
Today’s post is about mobile gaming, mobile devices, our time, and sanity. Inappropriate content isn’t too much of an issue in mobile gaming unlike the last several posts about video games,...
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