Engineer vs. farmer Yesterday I was asked to participate in a family legacy conference at Duncanville’s First Baptist Church. One of the men in our group commented that there are two mindsets of raising a family. While I may have heard this before, it truly resonated with me. He said these two methods of parenting […]
Spiritual armor Have you ever stopped to really study the armor that God provides? We wouldn’t need armor if we weren’t in a battle or in a global war. If there were no enemies, why would you need to be protected? And this is not a physical armor that God provides, but a spiritual one. […]
God’s Word As we see some products disappearing from the shelves recently, deliveries taking longer, and prices dramatically increasing, what are we to think? We read and hear of delays in ports and terminals, and raw materials diminishing. All supposedly leading to hyper-inflation, here in America and around the globe. This is not a new […]
The Law Over the past several months I’ve noticed a growing phenomena at intersections. People are deliberately running red lights. Is it the lack of respect for law, life or limb, impatient, selfish, stupidity or just like to live dangerously? Maybe the reduced police presence on the streets gives them liberty. Whatever, it is really […]
Trusting God These were the words spoken by Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to king Nebuchadnezzar concerning his intention to throw them into the fiery furnace for not worshiping his statue. This was really the second alternative. They had first told him that if he did throw them into the fiery furnace, God, whom they serve, […]
The root People from time to time ask me and others engaged in Abiding Fathers and Padre de Corazón, ‘just what do y’all do and what are you about?’ We explain in several ways that we are about engaging, equipping and encouraging the next generation of fathers to be the dad that God wants them to be. […]
God cares As I started driving away from the Aerobics Center last week, I paused to watch numerous blackbirds feeding on the ground. I also noticed quite a few squirrels in the pecan trees. The squirrels were having a feast on the pecans and the droppings to the ground were being consumed by the blackbirds. […]
Spiritual leader Dads, my friend Lee Colan has written a wonderful message. He gave me permission to reproduce it for our Life Today series. While it is directed primarily to the business world, I want you to read this from the standpoint of you as a spiritual leader of your home. Certainly, you can apply […]
Train In every area of sports, each team or athlete has trainers. For some, it may be just general conditioning, while others for an area of competition. I have the joy of working out at the Aerobics Center. Around twenty percent of those present are utilizing a trainer. Some need them a way a lot […]
Taking action My friend, Bill, and I were visiting recently about a meeting he had with about 15 younger fathers and fathers-to-be. Each of them was attending the meeting to learn how they could be or become the father they wanted to be and knew they were supposed to be. The common request in the […]