As I look forward to the children of our school, TriCity Junior Academy (TCJA) presenting our worship service this week, I think of the role we play in the lives of our children. One text comes to mind more than any other… “Train up a child in the way he (or she) should go; even [...]
When Pam & I began dating in college, we would spend at least 30 minutes together in the Student Center reading the Bible or a spiritually centered book. We prayed together, planned together, & ultimately grew together. We loved to go to worships on campus together, the weekly church service, & a variety of other [...]
Communication is vital to human development & growth. Even before birth, we try to communicate! While the baby is still in the womb, consider the return kick to a tummy rub, or a punch to a loud sound. The unborn baby knows the voice of his/her mother or father. By reading, singing, or just talking to the [...]
Some of us like to be alone more often than others. But does anyone who is healthy like to be in permanent isolation from the world around them and from people? This is called “solitary confinement” in prison. It’s actually a punishment that some people argue is “cruel & unusual” and should therefore be banned [...]
Pam & I had been married for 25 years. We had made it through college together, medical & nursing schools together, an OBGYN residency together, the birth of 3 children together, and a US Navy assignment to the Philippines together. We found ourselves living “back home” in the midwest after resigning my commission in the [...]
One of the most challenging aspects of being a Christian in the 21st century is balancing family obligations with church life. What role does the church have in your family? What role should it have? At what point are you spending too much time at church and with church activities? Luke writes this about the [...]
