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Giving advice as a dad sometimes feels like it should be in the constitution and listed as a God-given right. After all, how are we supposed to fix all the world's problems if we don't let you know? Some are just starting off Some are researching to stay ahead of the...
The Aftermath My family and I went through Hurricane Katrina back in 2005 (which seems like a lifetime ago). But as we stood in my brother-in-law's house in Baton Rouge listening to the radio talk about the levy breaking and floodwater was 10 ft into houses, we stood...
Question: How many words do you think you speak in a day? I know people who only give one-word answers or at least a little more. I know people who never stop talking. I know some who want you to know how smart they are. I know some who love to dominate the...
Leader: The misconception Loud makes you a leader: Just because you are loud, boisterous, A-type personality, talkative, extrovert, etc. - doesn’t make you a leader. Leaders are confident: Leaders are human, and we all fall victim to self-esteem and insecurities...
Proverbs 20:7 The righteous who walk in his integrity— blessed are his children after him! Psalm 103:13 As a father shows compassion to his children, the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he...
At a time when we can visit a drive-thru chapel in Vegas and get married to a stranger by someone dressed as Elvis, no wonder we get covenant and contract confused. From was God designed to be everlasting (that no man shall tear apart) to being disposable by the end...
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...
If you haven’t read the story of Jonah in a while, you may want to go back and read about Jonah’s hall of fame hissy. God told Jonah to go to Nineveh and call them out on their evil. Jonah rose and fled to Tarshish. Jonah didn’t give God a “say what?” Or “I don’t want...
That Sitcom Husband Al Bundy - Married with Children Homer Simpson - The Simpsons (even cartoons, Family Guy, American Dad) Archie Bunker - All in the family Ray Ramono - Everybody loves Raymond Tim Taylor - Home Improvement George Jefferson - The Jeffersons Ralph...
A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line - CS Lewis. My cousin called me one night and asked a theological question. He had heard someone say something about Jesus and wanted me to tell him if it was true or not. I said, Let’s go...
Importance of Good Communication Skills If you’ve been with Uncommen any length of time we talk about communication a lot. I seem to have a ways to go before I can communicate effectively in a Christ-like manner. So onward we go learning the importance of...
Where are you going? (trying to put the direction in your purpose) How are you supposed to lead if you don’t know where you’re going? Internally Meditates on and prays over God’s Word - This allows his faith to grow and allows for his thoughts, words, and deeds to...