It has been many years since I was at the height of parenting. As most of you know, our children are grown, married, and have children of their own. They lead busy lives caring for and teaching those children. When you are going through all of the daily care and disciplining (teaching) of your children, it may seem like it will never end. They will never learn how to do things on their own. They will never be able to feed, clothe, and sustain themselves. And then it happens…they are grown and out on their own. It dawns upon you that eighteen years of time to train your children, which seemed so long in the…

It is not easy to be a parent, and it seems to be more and more difficult to be a Christian parent each day. As our society drifts further away from Biblical principles and purity, instilling those things in our children only becomes more against the grain. But have you ever thought that the entire goal of being a Christian parent can be summarized in just one statement? That said, it is a statement that every Christian dad and mom need to have in mind with every decision they make. It is a statement you emphasize when you tell your child that they will not dress like everyone else, but…

In the last few months in the United States, we have been bombarded with shootings at our schools. It even hit very close to home when there was a shooting at the Marshall County High School close to our home here in Paducah, Kentucky. Several were wounded and two young people lost their lives. I have listened to countless interviews with those who were affected by the shootings. I have watched as anxious parents grabbed their children and cried tears of joy when they realized that their child was not among those who were wounded or killed. One particular statement made by the parent of one of the shooters has haunted me in…

I love summer. The sun, the sleeping later, the reading, the yard work, the ability to be productive and still have some free time left in the day. I was reflecting on something today and realized one of the reasons I like summer so much. I was thinking about how much fun I had earlier laughing with my children. As I considered that, it led me to ask this question: “Do you all like me better in the summer?” The analytical one said something about not liking more or less dependent on the season. One said, “What? I don’t know. I mean I like you the whole year.” But, one…