Question: What do you do to train yourself for unexpected battles as a Dad? You can't win a fight you don't know you're in! If you have children, you have probably run across the book "What to expect when you're expecting." There is a lot of planning and preparation...
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Mistaken Identity
“For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall fully know, even as I am fully known.” 1 Corinthians 13:12 NIV It’s my wife’s birthday today. I am in the middle of nowhere, sitting in a hotel thinking...
Do Promises have an Expiration Date?
“He remembers His covenant forever, the promise He made, for a thousand generations.” 1 Chronicles 16:15 NIV Ask any of my siblings, and one of our most hated phrases from my dad was, “I’m not making any promises.” He would pull out that line if we were trying to get...
Planning For Children
My Brilliant 5 Year Plan When my wife and I got married in 1990, we wanted to wait about five years before we had children. We wanted some time for ourselves. Friday AM: I was teasing with a friend at work that every time I heard crying or screaming child, we added...
Uncommen Challenge: If You want a Godly Marriage
If you are a UNCOMMEN member, please ensure you're signed in to view this content. If you aren't a member, please click here to get started. Question: Do you and your wife worship together? Study God's Word together? Walk with Jesus together? Two...
Good Enough
“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them – yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.” 1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV Are we good enough? Sitting with my son as he ate breakfast this...
Open The Floodgates
“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. ‘Test me in this’, says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” Malachi...
Every Local Church as a College Classroom
When attending Bible College or seminary, attaining a systematic and historically, and theologically thorough understanding of the Gospel is essential. Those seeking to be leaders in ministry must have robust theology and discretion, or else they risk unintentionally...
How to Obey God and Respond Joyfully
Have you ever wondered, "How to obey God?" It's something we hear about a lot. You probably hear it in church, when people talk about the Bible and more. For many, this statement can feel confusing. How can I truly obey him? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQieRyIeFVE...
How to Handle Criticism in a Mature Way And Helpful Way
For years, I have sought to be a part of a church; I've tried to be more than just another person sitting in a pew. Over the years, my wife and I have led parenting groups and teen groups. We have also been participants in multiple congregations and social groups,...
UNCOMMEN Challenge: A Season For Reflection
If you are a UNCOMMEN member, please ensure you're signed in to view this content. If you aren't a member, please click here to get started. The Lent season presents an opportunity for us as believers to reflect on what our Savior has done for us....
3 Tips on How to Understand Your Wife
He was sitting on the couch, angry, trying desperately to communicate with his wife. They had never really learned how to fight well. Neither did they communicate well during tense situations. They didn't even remember what they were fighting about, but they could not...