Tag: Jesus

Others Matter: How do we teach our kids to put others first?

Others Matter When it comes to our kids, how can we teach them that others matter? For most of us, one of the first words we learn to say is,…



Family Matters: Jesus Matters

Jesus Matters Can I ask you a quick question? This is a guilt free, shame free question. Just think about how you would respond. True or False: My relationship with…



Jesus Matters

Jesus matters. That may go without saying but… let’s go ahead and say it out loud. Jesus matters! Why do we even need to talk about this? While it may…



Family Matters: What is IT that matters most?

What is IT that matters most? What is IT that matters most? That’s an important question for us as parents and grandparents to ask and answer, and by the way……



You are Beloved by God

You are God’s beloved It was Sunday morning after the darkest Friday the world has ever known. The one many believed was Messiah had been crucified, killed, hung on a…



Why Did Jesus Die?

It’s Good Friday. Here’s the question we’re all asking… Why did Jesus die? This is the question that was on the cover of Time Magazine on April 12, 2004. In…



Another in the Fire

Where is God when it hurts? Many years ago me and my son Will made a trip to see the St. Louis Cardinals play on opening day. He was about…



The Red Thread: Snakes, Jesus, & Second Chances

What do snakes, Jesus, and second chances have in common? The Wedding Day Imagine this scene. It’s a wedding day. And you’ve been invited to the wedding. You came dressed…



The Red Thread: Tent Camping, God, and the Exodus

Tent Camping Have you ever thought about going tent camping with Jesus? When our kids were little, Alisha and I would often ask other parents… parents that we looked up…



The Red Thread: Put to the TEST by God

This is ONLY a TEST The other day I was driving and I had the radio on. It was one of those days when you hear the static over the…