We all have memories of Christmas from our childhood. Some are good and some bad, but they are memories nonetheless. The real question is, did your parents focus on Christ, or was the focus on something else during the Christmas season? My wife and I do a birthday...
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3 Qualities of a Provider
I am a Judge’s son. Growing up, I was the cute little blond-haired kid campaigning on your doorstep and stuttering in a high voice, “Hi. P-P-Please vote for my Dad.” I was so proud to be my father’s son. To this day, I take full credit for my Dad getting elected all...
Time Heals All Wounds
"I thank my God every time I remember you." Philippians 1:3 NIV There is a saying, "time heals all wounds." I have been thinking about that a lot this week. We are now four days from marking 12 years since the accident that took the lives of two kids. That seems like...
Raising Children
"Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord." Ephesians 6:4 Someone once asked me a question that still makes me laugh. A friend of mine was looking for parenting advice regarding his son's behaviors....
An Uncommen 10 Years: Phase 3 Update
Hebrews 12:1-3 ~Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our...
Overcome Obstacles
“You must act according to the decision they give you at the place the Lord will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you to do.” Deuteronomy 17:10 Sometimes God makes us choose a path. We can choose to accept Jesus as our Savior or not. Free will exists...
Conversation Starters
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Here's how a typical conversation with my kids on the way home from school goes, "so how was your day?" Response from my third grader, "Good." Response from...
How To Be A Dad
Dads, it’s a work in progress. Each stage of life will bring different challenges, each child will be different, and you’ll enter and exit seasons of life that will make you understand worry lines and hair loss. Where Dads get in trouble is when we stop somewhere...
How can we display God in a world on fire?
At Uncommen, we never respond to political situations as they are often fueled by both sides of the same bird. But we are impacted by events just as you are; we wanted to offer some perspective and encouragement. When something like a change in the policy of Roe v...
Advice For A New Dad
"You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it. This is what the Lord Almighty says, "Give careful...
Dad Advice
Proverbs 19:20-21 "Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future. Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand." Giving advice as a Dad sometimes feels like it should be in the...
Why Do We Dream
"I will pour out my spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions." Joel 2:28 NIV My wife and I have been blessed with three kids of our own. They, in turn, blessed us with some "extra"...