Genesis 6:22 – “Noah did all the Lord commanded him to.” “Commitment is a tricky issue in human relationships. Especially if you have been burned in the past. It’s tough to commit yourself to someone who may ultimately reject you. But that is not the issue with God. He won’t loss interest in you. He […]
“Then the Lord said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know, “Am I my brothers keeper?” (Genesis 4:9) As I read this text something jumped out to me, the statement “Am I my brothers keeper?” I can sense the anger, and attitude in this statement as he responded to the Lord. My […]
There are times in my life and in the lives of those I come to know through out the years when the statement “I can’t help it” or “that’s just the way I am” have been used. I am amazed that I recall even when I was a kid being asked by my parents why […]
This weekend I had a conversation with a inquisitive 8 year old. As we were driving I asked the child “how his first week of school?” With some hesitation he said “school went well this week but he didn’t care for the rules the teacher had in class.” To continue our conversation I asked “well […]
Parenting points of view, have you ever noticed that parenting beliefs and styles are so personal that if someone disagrees with ones practice they are vilified because of the disagreement. This past weekend I started to process one perspective of parenting and that is how we as parents are wired, why we parent the way […]
It has been a great summer, it has flown by with family vacation, kids camp, Ranger PowWow and a multitude of other items. It seems as if the summer just started and here it is the kids are back in school. One observation in my parenting life that I noticed this summer is the amount […]
Have you ever been put in a place where you had to stand for your faith and it felt awkward or you maybe you even got some backlash? I had an interesting situation while at my part-time job this week. It really made me think. In my processing the re-occurring thought was “Lord, did I […]
Our son Nathan has struggled for years with his hearing When he was a year old he started getting ear infections, when I say he started I mean it was continuous. I know many parents who could probably relate to this with their children. Our little guy has had to date three surgeries to remedy […]
What an exciting year it is starting out to be. We ended the year in KidsLIFE teaching on the Birth of Christ our Savior the “Anointed One”. We had some powerful services as the Spirit of the Lord ministered to those in attendance. As we have kicked off the New Year the Lord has led […]
For this New Year I have begun to prioritize family outings. We have always done things together as a family, but I am now focusing on doing healthier and more fun activities. A few weeks ago I decided to do a family hike to Wolf Rock one of the many trails associated with the Appalachian […]
