And, “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” says the Lord Almighty. 2 Corinthians 6:18. Lessons from Childhood When I was a kid, our parents set the main course for our family. My dad was quiet, maybe one of the least talkative people I...
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Brothers and Envy
I long for deeper and closer friendships in my life, and I have been grateful for the men who have come into my world. But I often struggle with the deep envy of the same men I would want as a closer brother. I am both drawn to them and their gifts, yet, I am jealous...
Parenting Without Evolution Does Not Compute
Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go; Even when he is old he will not depart from it. While in Silicon Valley, I toured the Computer History Museum. If you or your child are fans of computers and technology, the Mountain View, California Museum is a...
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....
Who Do You Think You Are?
"For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. For to this end, Christ died and lived again, that he might be...
I Hope They Know
“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.” 1 Corinthians 13:1 There are a lot of stories surrounding the death of our daughter. One of them is that during the last week of her life, I...
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...
I Need Patience…And I need it now!!!
We have supportive information listed in the video description. Be sure to hit that subscribe and notification button and leave us a comment below. If you could improve one area in your fatherhood journey…what would it be? For a lot of dads, they want to be more...
Raising Children Biblically By Honoring Them
Raising children Biblically... really easy to think about and considerably more difficult to put into practice. We need the Lord's help to be Godly parents who raise Godly children. In honor of her 22nd birthday this week, please let me describe my beautiful daughter....
9 Ways You Can Practice Active Parenting
Do you practice active parenting? Or, are you content with the view from afar? This thought piqued some curiosity. Here's a question we asked the UNCOMMEN Community recently... What is the most recent milestone you've seen your child accomplish? We received a wide...
Practicing Christian Discipline and Godly Parenting
Do you remember how you felt when your kids were born? The best day imaginable. You watch as you nurture this human being into someone capable of leaving, which you know will break your heart, but it's your job. You would not trade them for anything. It may have taken...
How to Enjoy Parenting At Every Stage
Are you a parent? Wanting to be one? Well, hear it from a seasoned father. Enjoy every moment, including the painful ones. How to enjoy parenting? Let's consider that. “Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much...