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Friday’s Family Friendly Finds {March 14, 2014 edition}
If you are not from Tennessee, you may not understand this concept, but the weather here is just crazy. On Tuesday afternoon, we nearly hit 80 degrees. Then, on Wednesday evening–scarcely more than 24 hours later–there were a few snowflakes falling around here. Crazy, crazy. Before we share this week’s finds, we want to tell you that the Video Summer Series now has a Facebook page. We would greatly appreciate it if you would “like” the page and pass the word along. We are starting to see interest grow in this good work! This Week’s Finds Teaching Parents about Digital Parenting How to Start Family Devotions [for the family] Is…
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Eli’s Warning to Dads
On Wednesday nights, I’m teaching a survey of the Old Testament. This class has proven to be a great boon to my knowledge of that portion of Scripture, and has greatly lifted my faith. Last night, we surveyed First Samuel. In the opening chapters, of course, we spoke of both Samuel and the priest, Eli. While this class is more informational, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to present a word of application, and I wanted to share it with you, as well. Honestly, Eli is one of the most fascinating people in Scripture to me. He was, seemingly, quite concerned with the role of being a priest, and he was…
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10 Budget Basics for Families
Leah and I have been living off of a written budget for a few years. Honestly, we are just now getting somewhat good at it. We having been very good at writing a budget for probably four years or more, but we are finally good at evaluating it at the end of each month to be sure we stuck with it. I say that to let you know that today’s post is not written by an expert, but by someone who is just trying. If you are not used to being on a budget, this post is meant to give some very basic information to help you get started. 10…
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8 Parenting Books You Need to Own (and Read)
I read quite a lot. I am one of those oddballs who, when I start a book, I am going to finish it. It doesn’t matter how bad the book is, or how long it takes me to read it, I am going to fight my way through. Each year, I strive to read a large number of books. This year, my goal is 61 (60, plus the Bible). [By the way, if you’d like to follow my progress, follow this Pinterest board.] Over the years, I have come across several parenting books that I really like. While I may not agree with every word in each of these volumes,…
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Friday’s Family Friendly Finds {March 7, 2014 edition}
What a week! We had so many things going on that it seems like it was just a few hours ago that we were posting our last Friday Finds post. Whew! This week was defined by crazy weather, a video recording session, and our second-most popular post of all time. Oh, and we announced the release of an upcoming book, too. Anybody else ready for a long late-winter’s nap before we “spring forward?” This Week’s Finds How to Raise a Reader [Common Sense Media] Marital Alzheimer’s [Life and Favor] 10 Common Mistakes Parents Today Make (Me Included) [Kari Kampakis] Teaching Our Children the Joy of Serving Others [for the family]…
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Hymns of the Heart: Discovering God in the Psalms
I love the Psalms. The longer I live and the more experiences I have, I am drawn more and more to this treasure chest of the Old Testament. On Sunday nights this year, I am preaching from the psalms. The difficulty is choosing which ones to leave out, since each one is a blessing. And today, I am honored to share with you our upcoming book, Hymns of the Heart: Discovering God in the Psalms. Utilizing much of my sermon material, we are sharing essays on 35 of the psalms in a text that is meant to bring you closer not just to the book of Psalms, but to the God…
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Video Summer Series Update: Recording is Done
Sometime ago, we told you about the Video Summer Series: “Building Godly Families.” If you are not familiar with this great work, take a moment and read the post here. We are pleased today to let you know that all 10 lessons in the series have been recorded. On Monday and Tuesday of this week, all the speakers came to the Lebanon Road church building and recorded wonderful lessons. Gospel Broadcasting Network sent a great crew to help, and they did a very professional job in the recording. Today, we want to let you know not just the speakers, but their topics, and we have quite a few pictures of…
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Dressing Our Daughter for Who We Want Her to Be
She is eight years of age, and probably at least once every day, I call her “precious.” God placed her into our care in a very special way, and it is our job to see that we aim this arrow from our small quiver on a straight trajectory toward heaven. That aiming includes trying to build a work ethic into her. It includes attempting to teach her not only Scripture, but the Author of those words. It includes teaching her healthy boundaries. It includes countless other things that we will try to instill in her. We want to model the right behavior before her each day. We fail often, but…
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The Power of Real Conversation
A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study. –Chinese Proverb Our family is making a strong effort to have more people in our home this year. Often, we have people over for a meal, but it is the conversation that is what really “makes” the evening. Just as one example, we had two ladies over last week for a meal of soup and salad. It wasn’t anything fancy, and we just used our regular plates and bowls. After the meal, though, these two sweet ladies sat and talked with Leah and I for over an hour. We talked about issues related to the Church,…
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Friday’s Family Friendly Finds {February 28, 2014 edition}
Welcome to our weekly feature where we share some things we’ve found interesting during the week that should give you something to encourage your family over the weekend. This Week’s Finds How to Talk with Your Kids about Money Issues [ChristianPF] My Wife is a Super Model [for the family] Amazing. So is mine! 🙂 I Think We May be Missing Something Very Important [We are THAT Family] Ten Fun Scavenger Hunt Ideas for Your Kids [My Kids’ Adventures] The True Identity of Andy’s Mom in Toy Story Will Blow Your Mind [Jon Negroni] Okay, so this one’s just for fun, but it’s way cool! Family Tweet of the Week…
