This past weekend I had the privilege of giving my daughter away at a picture-perfect wedding outside of a reconstructed barn at the base of the Allegheny Mountains. For a father, giving your daughter away is a bit like taking your emotions and dangling them over a deep, dark abyss for the day. You canât see the bottom of the … Read More
When Adam and Eve partook of the forbidden fruit, they could not possibly have envisioned what they would unleash on humankind. Death comes in many forms: famine, war, disease, and murder. But their choice also brought a similar disaster to the development of our relationships with each other. Frederick Buecher writes, Original sin means we all originate out of a … Read More
For 22 years Joseph had been in Egypt while his brothers lived daily with the lie they had propagated about his death. For that same time Joseph’s father believed him to be dead, and never stopped mourning for his son. You would have thought that such a restoration would be a great celebration. I’m sure it was, but it was … Read More
James gave some of the best advice ever on communication when he penned, Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God (James 1:19-20) This is especially necessary in our family relationships. The author is unknown, but I have found the simple acrostic ladder to be helpful … Read More
I started reading a book by a good friend of mine last night. The book is by Ken Ramey and is entitled Expository Listening. In a section entitled: Anticipation: The Listener’s Responsibility Before the Word is Preached, my friend offers this helpful advice: Spend time reading and meditating on God’s Word every day (personal quiet time). Men, lead your wife … Read More
As parents we may wonder what effect the raising of Godly children who can distinguish between right and wrong and have the self-control to make the right choice, will have on our society. Researcher Doug Dale studied two families whose roots went back to the 18th century. The first family began when Max Jukes and his brother married sisters. They … Read More
