Recently a reader asked for advice on how to raise kids to be committed Christians. For Kent and I, this is our number one goal as parents, to raise up kids who love Jesus so they can know Him and be used by Him to help others in this world, and so we can all be together in the next. I just don’t see how anything else matches this goal when you think of eternity, but wow, it’s not easy, and I sure don’t have the magic formula. I’ve got some ideas though…
Father Mike Schmitz is one of my favorite podcasts to listen to when I’m out walking — he and Father John Riccardo always seem to speak right to my heart! This video by Father Mike, “How to Discern”, is a favorite, because who among us doesn’t question how to know God’s will for our lives?!
A close friend is going through a rough time right now but she remains faithful that God will get her through. I asked how she was doing the other day, and here was her reply…
The follow excerpts are from a letter written by Jim Flickinger, U.S. Amazon Relief coordinator… I was in the “Green Hell” area of the Amazon, visiting some of the poorest families on earth. The area is home to many children from our schools. Keeping me from getting lost in the maze of shacks was Wilhelme, […]
The following is an excerpt from my favorite morning prayer book, The Better Part, by John Bartunek, LC. It is mostly about having a childlike trust, but I loved what it said about what Jesus’ personality must have been like…
There are lots of shepherds out there…shepherds in the sense of the advisors, guides and voices that will influence our lives… Which voices will you follow?
This recent blog post from Focus on the Family, This is what integrity looks like, was a heartwarming read, just knowing that there are many people of integrity still out there!
I know nothing about football. Nothing. The kids will joke at school about who likes Michigan better and who likes Michigan State better, so they’ll ask me and I’ll tell them, “Don’t care.” “But Moooom, which ONE, if you had to pick?!” They don’t get it, I really don’t care. But I love Tim Tebow […]
“The first bible printed in English in America was printed by Congress for the use of our schools.”
If you do whatever you want to do, there will come a day when you do the things you never thought you would.