In the spirit of “Facing the Truth Before Our Righteous Judge” I have attached a riveting message from my friend to our longed for president.  Please pray for repentance and courage to stand for truth!  Be Courageous, Mr. President

I’m not one of those bloggers who seeks to draw attention to himself to get everyone to read my blog but since I just celebrated my 41st birthday I think I have some wisdom to share.  You see, when you get “seasoned” you gravitate to things like reflecting on what you’ve learned in life rather than persistently thinking about [...]

There is never a dull moment when you have children that like to eat.  I thought I had the evening planned for working on my sermon until the word “cobbler” was mentioned.  Since I am the self-proclaimed chef, it was my responsibility to slice the apples…  Off I went, slicing over 15-20 Granny Smith apples.
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Recently, I was reminded by my two boys of the simple things in life.  As we were on the beach today enjoying some rest and relaxation, I had to capture them while they were taking advantage of some wholesome fun.  Kids are bombarded with so much these days that it’s hard for them to just [...]

This past Father’s Day really reminded me how much I love my children individually.  They are all growing up so fast, right before our eyes.  My youngest son, who is six, recently lost his front tooth.  He cracks us up with his already charming smile… but now with a new twist. All of them are so unique [...]

What has become of the industrious man who has dirt in his nails, scars on his hands, sweat on his forehead, a distinctive smell and a pocketknife in his pocket?  Have we become so removed from being masculine that we’ve become “pretty?”  In the African American community men are spending anywhere from 6-8 hours a week [...]

Did you know there exists in familial life a study of trickery that is lived out by your children?  Trickery is a sect of deception that is housed in your offspring.  Yes!  Children want what they want, when they want it, no matter what you want… Don’t sleep!  Trickology is a subset of the depravity of man [...]

God, please help me and parents throughout america to parent from the scriptures… help us to not depend on the re-engineered responses to our let downs and put downs growing up.  our junk really will jack our kids up.  help us to stay broken and utterly dependent upon you… if we were raised in legalism, [...]

we better crank up the incentives, hi-fives, hugs and kisses, creative rewards, “pats on the back” for academic achievement, good choices, and self-control in the lives of our kids.  when kids work hard, achieve good grades, avoid the world’s messiahs, and apply themselves in school, let’s celebrate!  do you remember when being a scholar was so [...]