This wasn’t about the servers at Logan’s Roadhouse. It was about me, and my family, and my team. Am I helping to create an environment that fosters joyful service and success? Or am I fostering mistrust, exasperating those around me with unreasonable expectations?
Category: Parenting and Family
Slow to catch on: Embracing natural relational connectedness in youth ministry
And then I remembered: my high school days. The mall is more about the social connections than the shopping deals. People don’t go there for what they can buy—at least I can’t imagine why—they go there for who they will meet.
Peanut butter and jelly
I love where I live: I have a great view and a nice house. But more importantly, I love where I live because of the people who live here.
Review: Firsthand, Ditching Secondhand Religion for a Faith of Your Own
own firsthand faith.
In the book firsthand, Ryan and Josh Shook take a personal look at the dilemma every young Christian faces. After all, they grew up in a Christian home, with parents as pastors. They knew how it felt to be under the scrutiny of others, expected to be, and talk, and look a certain way.
A primer for dining with Dad’s friends from work
Recently we connected with a friend of mine, whom I hadn’t seen for a while, for dinner. During the drive to dinner, my kids asked a lot of questions… good questions about etiquette, manners, and what is appropriate at such a gathering. Here’s how I answered them: What should we order? Ask our host for […]