For years, I have embraced the wrong mindset. I admit that when I thought about doing housework, I was attempting to help my wife. As she and I talked through our perspectives related to housework, it would inevitably come up […]
[RELATIONSHIP] Introducing Dr. Slacker
I can still remember the night like it was yesterday. My wife and I had a trusted friend spending the night at our house while he was in town for a business meeting. This friend knew us both pretty well […]
[LETTERS TO JOSH] Knowledge Begins with Fearing the Lord
Dear Josh, Over the next several years you will spend much time gathering knowledge at school. Already you have learned to read. I remember just a couple of years ago when you were learning your letters. Education is a great […]
[LETTERS TO JOSH] Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose
Dear Josh, Do you remember how you felt when we won the cake-decorating contest at the Cub Scout Banquet? Boy, there is nothing like winning. Very little compares to trying to do your best and coming out on top. The […]
[LETTERS TO JOSH] A Real Man Looks for the Great Reward
Dear Josh, Do you remember the morning that we went into Wal-Mart and looked for the most expensive thing we could find? Wal-Mart is a real interesting place to look for expensive things. They work so hard to make sure […]
[LETTERS TO JOSH] A Real Man Raises the Flag
Dear Josh, The third characteristic that Mr. Lewis refers to in his list is a real man leads courageously. Courage has been defined as taking action in spite of your fear. Everybody get afraid. The key to being a man […]
Letters to Josh: A Real Man Steps Up to the Plate
Dear Josh, I remember the first real baseball game my dad ever saw me play. I was 14 and he had come in from Las Vegas to visit. I was the leadoff batter and we were the visiting team, so […]
[LETTERS TO JOSH] What Does It Mean to Be a Real Man?
Dear Josh, Tomorrow you turn 7 years old and I have been racking my brain about how to tie this birthday into a bigger picture manhood plan for you. I have been re-reading a book by Robert Lewis called Raising […]