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I am a Christian, husband, father, pastor, professor, & teacher who wants to help fellow pilgrims on our way to the Heavenly City.
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Who Are Your Teachers?
In Marcus Aurelius’ first chapter of Meditations, he makes a list of people in his life and the precious lessons they taught him. It is a chapter that is filled with warmth (he speaks of his mom, dad, grandpa, and … Continue reading
Are You Training Yourself to Be Like Jesus?
I enjoyed a breakout session with Jonathan Morrow on Jesus as teacher at the MAVEN Conference in Southern California today. He said loads of helpful stuff, but one section particularly struck me. He said: “‘What would Jesus do?’ is a … Continue reading
A Gentle Word to Church Hoppers
Those who follow Jesus want to become like him. They want to think like him so they learn. They cultivate their affections to love what he loves and hate what he hates. Their hearts don’t direct their choices; they follow … Continue reading
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Wisdom That Helps Me Live Happier
The word philosophy means, “Love of wisdom.” That a good word for it because the more I read and discuss philosophy, the more I love it. It doesn’t just stimulate my thinking, but it helps me live happily. The Value … Continue reading
Books to Read & Discuss With Your Teens
Recently, I’ve shared books to read your little kids for family worship and books to help you teach your kids the faith. Now, I’d like to share some great books to read with your teens to deepen your relationship with … Continue reading
5 Bad Pieces of Advice We Give Teens
I think most of us would like to help the youths of our day grow in wisdom, but sometimes our little nuggets of advice aren’t actually helpful. Occasionally, our sagely counsel, though thoroughly well-intentioned, ends up hamstringing them. In my … Continue reading
3 Discipleship Resources for Your Kids
Last week I shared some illustrated children’s books my kids have loved and learned key gospel truths from as we’ve read them together. After writing that, I thought to share a few excellent biblical and theological resources to help parents … Continue reading
Advice I Gave to Parents When I Didn’t Have Kids
I wrote this 10 years ago when I didn’t have any kids, but it’s actually good because it isn’t born out of my very limited experience, but by what Scripture says. Though I have changed much in ten years, these … Continue reading
Illustrated Children’s Books for Discipling Your Kids
Discipling your children in the Christian faith is the most important responsibility of parents (Deut. 6:1-4). By all means, give your kids necessary goods like food, clothes, and shelter. Lavish on them good gifts of toys, vacations, and entertainment. Guide … Continue reading
How Should Christians Think About War?
As violence continues in the Israel-Hamas conflict, it provides an opportunity to ask, “How should Christians think about war?” and look for our answers not from emotions, opinions, convenience, or culture, but Scripture. When thinking about life’s biggest questions, God … Continue reading
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