Too Busy to Play?
“Everyday I can’t finish my work so I have to bring it home,” a young pastor named Eric shared in our group. “But my four-year…
Tag: Parenting
Dysfunctional Family Roles as Spiritual Formations
Today “spiritual formation” means many different things. Self-help. Learning Bible doctrines. Inner spirituality. Being like a monk. But Jesus’ idea is simply to “love one…
Jesus Shows Us Healthy Relational Boundaries
When Jesus lived on earth, he never walked on eggshells around people, worried about upsetting them, clung to them for approval, or pushed to get…
Shaping Your Child’s Image of God
As I prayed and pondered the beautiful life growing in my daughter’s womb so much began to well up in me! So many things I…
Success in the Eyes of a Child
Recently I became a “Papa”! This is me looking into the eyes our first grandchild Juliet Bella! What a heart-pumping and face-illuminating joy this is…
Helping People Understand You
In a conflict situation it’s easy to get entangled in what the other person is doing that upsets me. But that’s not helpful — it…
What We Love About Lent
How do you feel about Lent? Many Christ-followers are unsure about it. To some it feels somber, even dark or oppressive, and they’re afraid of…
Crazy Fun With Jesus! (Like Chicago Cubs Fans)
What’s it like to have crazy fun with Jesus? Look at Chicago Cubs baseball fans this October and you’ll see!
The Gentle Protector You Need
In his book Joy Starts Here Jim Wilder says that every child and hurting person needs a Gentle Protector. A Gentle Protector is someone who has power…
Look Into Jesus’ Eyes With a Wee, Little Man
“I grew with parents who considered themselves too intellectual for Christianity,” Vicki Paxton shared with our Soul Shepherding TLC community of pastors and leaders. “They…