Helicopter Headship
Have you heard of the term “helicopter parent”? It is a relatively new expression used to describe an authoritarian parenting style. A helicopter parent excessively
April 19, 2016
Topic: Parenting / Youth
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Living Post-Fall: Partners, Not Competitors
This is Part 2 in a series exploring the consequences of the Fall on men, women, relationships, and the world. See Part 1. The post-Fall
April 15, 2016
We Named Her Mercy
She is my firstborn. With fiery red hair and beautiful blue eyes, she is strong-willed, talented, fun, determined, creative, boisterous, self-focused, and so much more.
April 6, 2016
More Than A Secondary Issue
I wasn’t a stranger to the twist-in-the-gut unpleasantness of sitting in church and hearing something shocking from the pulpit. After all, Jesus said some very
February 15, 2016
Reflections of A Wannabe Daddy’s Girl
If sports were a love language, it would have been my daddy’s. He ate, drank, slept, and breathed baseball. I remember spending Saturdays watching the History
February 9, 2016
Mary, Did You Know?
Parenthood is a (presumably lifelong) state of wishing and hoping, and what-ifs and wondering. It starts with pregnancy. What if something goes wrong? Let’s not
December 22, 2015
Fathers, Advocate For Your Daughters
Powerful is the lure of privilege and so long is the shadow of power. –Curtiss DeYoung What does it look like for a father to leverage
November 23, 2015
3 Ways for Mamas To Empower Daughters
So you’re a mama raising a daughter? I’m not in the same place as you, but I do have a couple of thoughts on what
November 16, 2015
Shaping Fearless & Faithful Disciples: Strategies for Every Age
I was twenty years old when God called me to pastoral ministry. At the time I was a theatre major hoping to build a career
November 2, 2015
The Girls’ Area
One morning, my preschool son was chattering about some of the toys and games he liked to play with when, to my everlasting surprise, he
August 14, 2015