Just a few weeks ago I was alone and isolated from my family. I thought this may have been a time where I would be ultra-productive but I was wrong. The isolation was painful but one simple thing made the difference. We live in a world where we are...
How Disciplining With Humor Benefits You and Your Kid
Last week I talked about things to avoid when it comes to disciplining your kids. This week I want to share one thing you should incorporate in your discipline approach that you maybe haven’t considered. Disciplining kids seems like a serious...
Discipline Tactics That Do Not Work The Way You Think
Disciplining our children is our greatest responsibility as fathers and unfortunately too many think about discipline in terms of punishment and correction. That is a part of discipline, but there is a whole lot more to it. This week I focus on what...
One Reason To Limit Your Child’s Time With AI
When it comes to AI, there are people who love it and people who hate it. Personally, I see it as an incredible tool and resource with amazing potential. However, apparently it possesses the potential to do things I never imagined. I recently read...
This Is What Integrity Looks Like
Integrity is a word that we all like to use. We know it is good. We know we want to have it. But the truth is, we sometimes struggle to actually define what integrity is. My goal is to help you understand what integrity is and what it should look...
You’re Not Competing with Your Children
As dads we want our kids to accomplish great things but we also want it to be perpetually known that we are the greatest. That’s a problem because both things cannot be true. Our mission is to equip and disciple our kids to be a part of God’s...
Life Change and Lessons Learned from Moving
Sometimes life doesn’t pan out the way you expected it to. Sometimes life throws you curveballs when everything appears to be going great. Life is unpredictable and brings change. Things are changing for me personally. Our family is making a move...
Tips for New Dads
Becoming a dad is one of the greatest things that happens to men but with this change often comes fear and discomfort. I want to help take off the edge a bit and offer some advice as a father of four. I share tips from my book, Cut the Crap, that...
Raising Disciples in an Era of Deconstruction with Nicholas McDonald
Over the last decade a term has been popularized in Christian circles: deconstruction. The premise is essentially dismantling one’s faith one brick at a time. For Christian dads, this should propel us to focus on properly teaching and living out...
10 Phrases Every Parent Should Avoid
Have you ever said: You should be ashamed of yourself Stop acting like a baby It’s my way or the highway Because I said so If you have not used these, you have probably used something similar. While there are wonderful things we can learn from our...