The winsomely wise Amy Scott, considers her soaring cat population. Growing up, we had cats (as much as anyone has a cat – – it’s more a matter of a cat having you) I would now if I lived on…
A Father’s Letter to His Son
Father’s Day is Sunday. A few months ago, I read a letter written by a dying father to his three year old son. It makes me wonder if we shouldn’t be writing letters to our sons even before we know…
Bear Bryant has a question for you about your mom
Keep the Bear’s advice in mind this weekend. HT: Gunny
A Chapter of Proverbs Today (Fear of man will prove to be a snare . . .)
Wisdom is the saw we use to cut through life. One of the best ways to sharpen your saw is to spend regular time in the book of Proverbs. Over time, Proverbs will become a part of your thought process.…
A father’s role in determining whether or not children attend church as adults
Justin Taylor summarizes important data regarding a father’s role in modeling church attendance. Quoting Robbie Low: In short, if a father does not go to church, no matter how faithful his wife’s devotions, only one child in 50 will become…
Mario sleeps with the fishes
Mario deserved it. As I pointed out earlier, he is a drug dealer. And, the most insidious drug is the one you give to someone else for your own benefit. (See here). You may have noticed that you haven’t recently…
Getting boys to read
Thomas Spence in the Wall Street Journal: When I was a young boy, America’s elite schools and universities were almost entirely reserved for males. That seems incredible now, in an era when headlines suggest that boys are largely unfit for…
Pastor Jeremy Carr: Questions for Kids (Catechism)
Jeremy Carr, a pastor in Oxford, Ohio, shares why doing a catechism with young children is a great way to teach them the central truths of the faith. A few months back, Michelle suggested that we use a children’s catechism…
Parenting is never over
One of the things I often say that I have learned as a pastor is, “Parenting is never over.” At one time I naively thought that parenting was basically an age 0-18 exercise. Not so. To have children is to…
Mohler on NY Times Magazine on “Failure to Launch”
One of the things I appreciate most about Dr. Mohler’s leadership is his interaction with current issues. Dr. Mohler writes: The New York Times Magazine addresses an important question in its August 22, 2010 cover story — “What Is It…