“My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.” (Proverbs 6:20) Here’s an impossible task for Mother’s Day: List all the things you have ever learned from your mother (in chronological order, of course). That would be one huge Mother’s Day Card! From the moment a child is born, there is a…
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It’s Not Political, It’s Biblical!
We now have the first active NBA player to publicly proclaim his homosexuality. The drumbeat is getting louder for a federal gay marriage law. Mr. Obama has become the first sitting American president to give a speech to Planned Parenthood, lauding it for its commitment to women’s rights, contraception, and abortion. The FDA lowers the…
Just Answer the Question!
Children ask questions. Lots of questions. And when you have lots of children, as in my case, the questions grow exponentially. In my most recent estimation, I believe I am asked a question by a child of mine every 2.7 seconds I’m around them (my wife clocks in at about one every 1.9 seconds). Now,…
The Problem of Spiritual Short-Term Memory Loss
We were just innocently waiting for one of our favorite TV shows to begin. I made the mistake of flipping the channel to a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie. I should have known better. Those four words are almost as pleasing to my wife as Based on a True Story. And, if the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie is…
Tragedies are Teachable Moments
In just the space of just a few days in April, the nation has witnessed a terrorist bombing in Boston and a horrific explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant. It wasn’t too long ago that we watched the senseless murders in Newtown. The reality is, that as long as we live in this fallen world,…
If You Can’t Beat ‘Em…
There appears to be a growing concern among researchers that our obsession with sports (at least in America) has moved it from “recreation” status of yesteryear to that of “folk religion” today. If that’s true, then it makes sense that the Christian Church as a whole (as well as local churches) would be greatly affected….
Fun isn’t the Antidote for Boredom
Back in 1985, I had the privilege of spending nearly nine months in Brisbane, Australia as a missionary intern. At the time, I had absolutely no idea I would one day be a Children’s Ministry guy (I was a journalism major at the time). There were so many highlights to that trip that are all…
The Short Attention Span Myth
Attention span is the amount of time that a person can concentrate on a task without becoming distracted. If you lost focus before making it to the end of that sentence, then you have a really, really short attention span! In all seriousness, the belief that virtually all modern children have short attention spans has totally changed…
The Highlights are not Enough
I’ve been a big NCAA March Madness fan ever since the 1979 match up of Magic Johnson’s Michigan State Spartans vs. Larry Bird’s Indiana State Sycamores. I have watched many a basketball game since then, and filled out a ton of brackets (even before it was cool). Now, my wife would rightly point out that…
What’s in a Name? (part 2)
You don’t have to read very far in the Old Testament to learn the importance of names. Adam’s name for his wife certainly summed up her role as the “mother of all the living.” Jacob’s name captured a theme of much of his life, until God graciously changed it to Israel. And, most importantly, the…
What’s in a Name?
Coming up with names is not my strong suit–just ask my children. Just kidding! They each have beautiful names, thanks to their mother. I guess what I’m really not very good at is giving something a title or a designation. It is there that I lack creativity. And that’s why I enlisted some help to…
One Story Ministries 