God’s Body (Matthew 16:13-28)

  MOTIVATE I have a beautiful & wonderful wife with 4 equally beautiful daughters. As husband and father there is not a day that goes by that I do not love them and seek their best interest. I can honestly say that never has it crossed my mind to be permanently separated from them. They…

3 Mistakes of Leading the Next Generation

Adapted FROM:  Dr. Tim Elmore http://growingleaders.com/blog/three-huge-mistakes-we-make-leading-kids-and-how-to-correct-them/   Mistake #1: We Risk Too Little We live in a world that warns us of danger at every turn. We are a safety-first culture. We maximize comfort, medicate for pain and minimize risk. While safety is good, the unintended consequence is not just risk-averse children, but risk-averse adults. Research…

Hope for Worried Interruptions (Acts 27)

MOTIVATE We all have “those days/weeks”. Those weeks where few things go right, the dishes and laundry seem to pile more quickly; you keep adding items to your to do list; out of no where there are problems with the car; the lawn mower breaks and you haven’t mowed the grass in over a month;…

Hope For Worried Parents (2Timothy 1:7)

MOTIVATE Woomp Woomp – Woomp Woomp… that is the sound of today’s “Helicopter Parents”. This new phrase describes overprotective parents who hover their children with worry and fear and swoop in to protect their child from challenges or problems. –          Parents who call college prof to reconsider a given grade for class, when prof says…