I'm writing sitting in bed in a hotel room in Moscow, Russia. We're just finishing twelve days here having helped organize and lead a worship and pastors' conference here. One of the best parts for me this year is that my wife Jackie was able to join me in Russia for the third ...
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Comedian Martin Mull once said, "Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain." I think most of us parents can identify with the many challenges and often the "noise" of having kids. Children always have new ideas and new ways to push ...
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We tried something part way through our parenting years with each child that seemed to be a favorite and positive learning and growing experience. When they were approaching thirteen we developed a year-long challenge for them with a perk or two involved to give them some incentive. We ...
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I was at a large conference this week and happened to sit behind what turned out to be a very special family. A father, mother and son were all in the row ahead and nothing looked abnormal at first. The son, at least an older teen or perhaps a young man in his early twenties, sat ...
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