From the Home Office somewhere off the road between Parrish and Oakman comes today's list of Ten Things to Teach Your Children. As a parent of a teenager, as a former Youth Minister, as a former assistant Jr. High Basketball coach, and as someone married to an Elementary School teacher, these things come from my … Continue reading 10 Things to Teach Your Children
Family
Five “L’s” of Marriage
I recently ran across an old sermon outline in my files. The file simply listed the five "L's" of Marriage. Here are those five points: 1. Learn. Learn God's will for marriage. Learn about the the other person. Learn the uniqueness of your relationship. 2. Let. Let your spouse be who they are. That is … Continue reading Five “L’s” of Marriage
Have You Told Them You Love Them?
Just this past week, Amy and I both read Dr. Gary Chapman's book, The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts. Many people are recommending this book, and now I understand why. In our 22 years of marriage (08.12.1989 to the present) some of our friends' marriages struggled to live in love and … Continue reading Have You Told Them You Love Them?
Creating Ownership in the Church
One of the reasons churches do not grow or worse, die of attrition is that there is a sense of "they" and not a sense of "we" or "us.". As in, "they are having a revival down at the church," instead of "we are having a revival at church.". The difference is more than the … Continue reading Creating Ownership in the Church
Attacks Against Our Homes
Yesterday evening (Tuesday) we had the next to last of our mid-week Summer Series at Parrish Church of Christ. Chuck Webster, from Hoover, spoke with us about the things that attack our families. His message was just what the leaders here hoped it would be. What follows are his points: 1. ME. I am the … Continue reading Attacks Against Our Homes
A Blackberry Sermon
No not the electronic kind, the real blackberries. The wild kind you go out and pick. Last week Amy, Andrew, and I went blackberry picking with my my niece Melanie, Amy's niece Rachel and her husband Brandon, and Amy's parents on a large plot of family land. There is a simple lesson that we can learn from … Continue reading A Blackberry Sermon
Driving Thought 