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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Faithful follower Last week I attended the services for a long time Dallas friend and fellow believer. Walt Byerly trusted Jesus for salvation as an adult. He fell in love with the Lord, his word, and served him faithfully all the days of his life. He was instrumental in developing Sky Ranches, retiring after forty […]
Stand firm During the next season, our church is launching into the book of Daniel. It has always been one of my favorites. Such challenging acts of faith. God has taken Israel into exile because of their disobedience under the earthly rule of king Nebuchadnezzar. They will be in Babylon for 70 years. God never […]
The final conversation This past May, my wife, Laura, and I graduated our second son, Ben, from high school. In the months leading up to graduation, as the date grew closer, I began to have this overwhelming desire to have one final conversation with Ben before he left for college to make sure we had […]
Ministry and witness In 1983, the University of Houston had one of the greatest basketball teams of all time. Their coach was Guy V. Lewis. They were the PHI SLAMA JAMA! Maybe you remember them. No one could stop them. They ran, ran and ran! They scored at will. They easily made it to the […]
Like Jesus Every time you look in the mirror, you see a reflection of yourself. I have found mirrors don’t lie, just like weight scales. Every blemish is there. You can’t wish them away. Some people spend a lot more time looking at themselves than seems necessary. I don’t like to linger as, at 83, […]