Couch Time
This time of the year when I say “Couch Time” we probably think of the playoffs and the upcoming Super Bowl, hanging out with the guys, eating some snacks, drinking some cold beer on a lazy afternoon. But the couch time I am referring to is with our wives. This is a simple but very effective technique you do daily that will greatly increase the intimacy and happiness in your marriage. 9 out of 10 wives approve. Couch time is simply this, 15 minutes per day, when the kids are still awake; you and your wife sit on the couch …
TGA … and God
Last Tuesday I had a very strange experience. Throughout the morning I lost track of time, events, and conversations. I could not remember most of the drive to my office … and suddenly I found myself sitting at my desk looking into my computer … but I couldn’t remember my password. A few minutes later I was in a staff meeting and could not remember the names of 9 of the 11 people sitting around the table … yet these are folks I have worked with for some time now. My wife took me to the hospital … and after …
Being a dad
I’ve been thinking lately about what it means to be a dad, a husband, and a provider for my family. I think there’s something built into every dads hard-drive that programs us to want to provide. The thing is, we usually only think of providing in terms of material provision. We need to earn enough money to buy all the stuff our families need and the more the better. It’s way too easy to forget about the other things we need to provide, like emotional support, spiritual direction, wisdom, friendship. It’s been a while now, since I’ve been able to …
Reduce the Pain or Reach for the Prize?
One of my goals this year is to start running more or actually to enjoy running more. I have to run in the military but it has been a long time since I actually enjoyed running. One of my goals is to complete a half marathon and then work up to a full marathon. I have friends who run marathons and we all believe that running distance is 90% mental and 10% physical. Of course you have to condition yourself but that is also 90% mental. Once you start running a long distance there comes a point when you start …
Waking up inside
There’s a strange and kind of surprising thing that happens when you’re going through a really difficult life experience and trying desperately to hang on to God in the middle of it. You don’t notice it at first because you’re too busy chasing turn-around solutions, hoping that your circumstances will repent. But after a few weeks, or months of living with a life-plan that you didn’t write, a gradual awareness develops that you’re not exactly the same person you were a while ago. You’re changing. This is kind of where I’m at right now. From my vantage point, the big …
don't ask me to live like it
Question: Once you have come to the place in your life where you’ve confessed your sins and self-centeredness to Jesus, asked Him to change you through repentence, and then claim His name as a “christian” … what’s next ? Answer: A gratitude of love that seeks obedience, that’s what ! I wonder what God thinks when people say they love Him and claim the name “christian” but are living in disobedience by … * not reflecting the goodness and forgiveness of Jesus. * rarely going to church. * rarely praying. * never telling someone else about the eternal security found …
Announcement
The site was down yesterday (1/8) for maintenance. The forums will remain down for another 48 hours. We’re excited about planned additional features in the immediate and distant future. Improved site, forums, and additional site contributors are on the way. 2007 will be a great year for ChristianDads.com
the strength to overcome
There are times when certain things in my life seem so difficult. Today is one of those times. I have tried to manipulate and orchestrate my own solutions. But I’ve failed. This morning I discovered God’s solution. He reminded me in His word that I can call on the power of His Son Jesus to rescue me. Rescue me from all of life’s trials … including the one I’m faced with today. I can overcome today’s challenge through Christ. “Who is it that overcomes the world ? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.” 1 John …
2007 … trash the traditions
This new year may we all: * rejoice in the birth of Jesus rather the appearance of santa. * praise God for the empty tomb instead of the easter bunny. * worship the Savior rather than sophisticated church programs. * seek a changed life rather than a continued walk in sin. Jesus said in Mark 7: 9 and 13 … “… You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions.” “Thus you nulify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things …
