Making A Difference
I believe that every person can make a difference. I believe that we can see change take place. One person at time, we can make a difference! And when we see change in one, we see change in others. Isn't that what each one of us as people long for? »
The Essential Joy of Marriage
This week I have been with four couples in Skopje, Macedonia, three whom I married and the other whom I pastored along with them. I asked them what they had discovered in 25-30 years plus of being married to one another about marriage that was so important to their well-being »
Seeing Change In Your Community
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Is change possible? What does it take to see change in your community? It starts with where you invest. Whether it is your time, talent, or treasure, your investment of any of these will bring about a return. Lives, families, and communities are forever changed when we give of »
Do I have a child using drugs?
Do I have a child using drugs? It is a question that no parent really wants to entertain. But all parents need to ask the question, because the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (NCAS) states that: 97% of high school students say that classmates drink, use drugs, or »
Between Nothing and Everything
What do you do when you want something or someone to be, or change, or something good to happen, and you realize you do not have the power or wherewithal to bring it to pass? We have all been in situations like this throughout our lives. We have agonized when »
Changing My Community
Community is a word often used to describe camaraderie and togetherness, kinship that isn’t limited to blood relations.
Freedom Unappreciated
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13 As I stand looking over the mournful sand beaches of Normandy, I tear up at the very thought of what transpired on these beaches 57 years ago, Not many miles even yards »
What has gone wrong with us as men?
What has gone wrong with us as men? The list of horrific events done by men, from Columbine to Virginia Tech to Newton, is becoming too long. At the hands of boys we see unthinkable acts. Which begs the question, what has gone wrong? An article in the Washington Times titled, Fathers disappear from households »
What is Influence?
Simply put, influence is something you do. Words are not enough. If communication and information truly changed us, we would be the most changed generation in the history of mankind. It is not enough for us to instruct our children and assume that they are going to “do it right. »
Is This Community?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What does community look like? Clearly we are not living in a day in which we can say "All is well." Currently there are 6.5 million teens and adults not in school or working. By 2020, America will not have enough qualified »
Parenting Tips for Heading Back to School
Are your children heading back to school after summer? Here are some parenting tips that are good at anytime but with a new school year upon us, here is some advice on setting up new routines for heading back to school: Make time for breakfast We’ve all heard it; breakfast »
