Caring for Animals Nothing engages a child’s heart faster than an animal in need. They love to know they are taking care of their pets…even if you are doing all the work! It is easy for them to understand that God gave man charge over the animals of the world...

Intentional Parenting: God’s Gift of Grandparents Not all children have ideal grandparents. There is really no such thing! However, grandparents are intended by God to fulfill a purpose. Whether you think they are fulfilling it or not, does not come into play. You can, and are expected to, teach your...

Christmastime, Clear Thinking, and Gifts If you asked my wife, she might not guess that I do, but secretly I love Christmastime. I don’t get wound up about lots of decoration like she does. She’s a Christmas decorating super hero! So, naturally, next to her I might appear to not...

Answering the Call (1 Samuel 3) I love the recent iPhone update setting feature that makes all incoming calls from numbers that I don’t have in my contacts go straight to voicemail. You see I would often get four or five robo-calls a day! I felt like it was such...

Intentional Parenting: Announcing Jesus at Christmas God was never secretive regarding His Son’s appearance on earth as a Savior. He shouted it throughout history before and after the event, giving us detail upon detail so we’d be sure to realize it when it happened. He has always wanted us to...