Spread the Love Month, 1 of 2

Hey Friends, I’m calling February “Spread the Love Month” because I have several opportunities that I want to invite you to help or partner with. The first is related to getting some reviews up for Irreplaceable: Recovering God’s Heart for Dads. I have a press release being written that I will be sharing in the next couple of weeks, however, … Read More

Irreplaceable: Recovering God’s Heart for Dads is finally available!

Well, Friends, It has been a long-time coming but my book Irreplaceable: Recovering God’s Heart for Dads is finally finished and available for purchase on Amazon! In many ways, this represents the center of my life’s work to date. Not only do I hope this book blesses you and yours, but I would be so grateful for your help in getting … Read More

The Irreplaceable Book Launch, Part 2

Irreplaceable: Recovering God’s Heart for Dads— is now just three weeks from release! Over the weekend, we finished edits and designed the cover. Over the next two weeks, we hope to finish all formatting issues and get it ready to upload for printing. Also, here’s the description that will be uploaded to Amazon’s site: Irreplaceable: Recovering God’s Heart for Dads … Read More

The Irreplaceable Book Launch, Part 1

Irreplaceable: Recovering God’s Heart for Dads— in many ways, a summary of my life’s work and the most important thing I’ve published to date— is a month from release! In anticipation and to share in the excitement, here are a few of the endorsements that have come in over the last few weeks: Greg Austen has been a fierce advocate … Read More

How Parenting Teaches Us About God’s Heart

To all the fathers out there, Happy Father’s Day! In the Bible, what is said about God often makes use of what theologians have traditionally called anthropomorphic language; that is, language that speaks of God in human terms. For example, we might talk about “the eyes of the Lord” or “the long arm of the Lord.” Other places in Scripture … Read More

The Power of the Father Wound

Michael Jackson was one of the most talented performers who ever lived. His personal life also contributed to his status as a global sensation. He was born on August 29, 1958 and died on June 25, 2009 at just fifty-one years old. Many called him “Wacko Jacko,” and whether they were deserved or not, there were many other such nicknames … Read More

Happy Together: Moms, Dads, & Healthy Marriage

Recovering God’s heart for dads means recovering his heart for moms and healthy marriage too. In God’s ideal and design, dads do their best work together in a loving relationship with mom. To say it another way, women and wives are essential and full partners in raising healthy kids. And marriage is intimately tied to fatherhood. It’s been said that … Read More

Praying for Our Kid’s Hearts

In the Bleak Midwinter by Christina Rossetti In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, long ago. Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign. In … Read More

What I Learned about God from James Bond, 1 of 2

It may seem counterintuitive, I know, and they say “don’t miss the forest for the trees,” but I’d like you to look at a particular tree with me… in order to see the forest… with the end goal of better seeing the Maker of that forest. To be clearer, I’d like to start with a popular fantasy, a movie franchise … Read More

Breaking Free of Rigid Family Stereotypes

I’ve written about this more extensively here but the cultural stereotypes of dad as breadwinner or provider and mom as nurturer (think Leave it to Beaver) go back to 1760 and the Industrial Revolution, not 1950. Further, these rigid stereotypes are cultural, not biblical. As we pointed out here, even in the ancient Near East, the Proverbs 31 woman worked … Read More