Several years ago we began a Christmas tradition in our family. Believing that children are wired for the blessing of their father, I began to write letters of blessing to my children at Christmas. Each of my daughters has a journal that is slowly filling with my Christmas letters to them. On Christmas morning we sit by the fire place…
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Even the King Went Home
1 Chronicles 16:43 “Then all the people departed each to his house, and David went home to bless his household.” I have been studying 1 Chronicles for the past month. I love it. In short the entire book is a history of God’s covenant with David and its impact on the nation called Israel. The book begins with seemingly endless genealogies describing…
Bless your kids every day!
This week I had the chance to hang out with John Trent, author of “The Blessing” and Mark Holeman author of “Building Faith at Home.” We talked a lot about leading churches to help parents equip their children spiritually. As I listened to these men speak from their places of expertise both as dads and as counselor and pastor, I…