My wife asks me why I have to post my opinions about everything. The short answer is that I need to prove I’m right. But, I also (that’s a joke by the way) think it’s great to have discussions about hard topics, to make people think. These two videos discuss choice in education, which I think is a very valuable discussion to have.
How Homeschool Is Like Home Depot
Simply Put
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Aug 032011
5 Keys To Being A Good Dad
Because I Said So, One Another
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Jul 312011
From my experience as a youth director, public school teacher, Young Life leader, and father, I’ve learned a few things about what it takes to be a good parent. These 5 things aren’t all it takes, but for me they are a good starting point.
Below my video is the commentary I mention in the video. It’s an hour long, but definitely worth watching. It is only going to be available online until September 2011.
Official Divided the Movie (HD Version) from NCFIC on Vimeo.
Daddy Daughter Time At My House
Awesome!!!
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Jul 292011
Do Your Friends Know You’re Lying About Being Good?
Because I Said So, Help A Brother Out, Living, One Another, Simply Put, Work In Progress
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Oct 182010
I have a messy family. We aren’t any more messy than other families, but we live life together & life is messy.
One of my favorite proverbs is Proverbs 4:14 – Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, but much revenue comes by the strength of the ox. – If we are going to get stuff done, in this case, if we are going to get life done, then we are going to have to deal with the messes associated with life.
My wife is always asking “How did our house get so messy? I just cleaned 5 minutes ago.” My response is always the same, “We are living here.”
Or how about this one? We have friends coming over, and those friends have kids. But, we have to pick up all the toys before they get to our house. I say to my wife “Sweetie, these toys I’m picking up are going to be dumped out less than 3 minutes after they get here. Why am I picking them up? Don’t you know there’s a football game on?”
I’m not against cleaning per se, but I do have a problem with the motive. I understand picking things up so our guests are safe and feel generally clean, but our motive is to make them believe we are actually clean people. We fake it. And, I admit I’m guilty of being a participant in the charade because I love my wife and faking it is very, very important to her. Continue reading »
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My wife and I enrolled in a parenting class 2 weeks ago – Growing Kids God’s Way. It’s an expectation of my oldest daughter’s school that we take it (Check out Part 1). It’s a controversial class believe it or not. Why is it controversial? Because it teaches parents to set high expectations and then (get this) hold their children to them.
Here’s the crazy thing about the criticisms though; I really believe those who criticize must not actually know anyone who has applied these principles, because every family I know who has done this study has the most amazing, respectful, & genuinely mature children. For me, the proof is in the pudding – it’s in the expectations.
The Expectation Is That We Love Others
During Sunday night’s class, we discussed Chapter 1, How To Raise A Moral Child. The basis of it is that we are to teach our children to be “others-centered”, instead of our natural, sinful inclination to be self-centered. That’s what Jesus taught, so in our house, being others-centered should be our expectation. I love that! Continue reading »
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