Today’s service at Rock City Church wasn’t your normal Sunday on many levels. It’s not often that I have tears streaming down my face on a Sunday morning. Today, however, I did. I cried tears of pure joy as my 11 year old and first born child was baptized. Words cannot describe what it felt like at that moment. There is no greater joy than knowing that your children are [...]
To my son, I wrote the note below to you long ago. Little did I know how the words would echo through the years. Happy 11th Birthday Son. Thank you for giving me a gift I can never give back to you. Because…..A Letter To My Son Because you are my son Because I am proud to be your father Because I will never forget the day you were born [...]
One of the greatest joys in my life is road trippin’ with “the boy”. I’m not sure when this all started but we’ve had some epic road trips over the years. Several years ago he ditched elementary school so we could go to the opening round of NCAA games in Dayton. The day was filled with 4 NCAA basketball games and loads of time with one another. We’ve seen concerts, [...]
Thanks to my friends at Propeller, I was recently sent a copy of “THEO – Teaching Children God’s Word” to review. I’ve also been given the privilege of giving away 2 DVD copies (details below). With 3 children under the age of 11, I am always open to looking at new resources to teach them about faith. It’s so important to my wife and I that their faith is THEIR [...]
What can you say about a day when your child publicly acknowledges their devotion to Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior? This morning at Journey Church, following a service about Caleb and his determination to be devoted to God wholeheartedly, my middle child did just that. Earlier in the week my wife asked her if she remembered the day that she accepted Christ as her Savior and the [...]
You know how a lot of parents go on facebook, twitter and blogs and talk about their kids starting school for another year? Well, I won’t do it. I just won’t. I won’t talk about how this is the last year all 3 will be in the same school. I won’t reflect on how my son went from kindergartner to the 5th grade big man on campus. I won’t repost “Let That [...]
Yesterday all of the families of the Red Barons got together one last time to have an end-of-year celebration. It was an opportunity to recognize and celebrate a back-to-back championship and the accomplishments of the team. Each player had a moment with the coach where he talked about their individual accomplishments as well. The team vs opponent statics told a story of a very dominant summer of baseball. For example, [...]
