Weekly Newsletter

Weekly Newsletter

finding wisdom in a foolish world

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I’m not a fisherman, but my wife is. Having grown up with ponds on their land and a fishing pole in her hand, my wife enjoys fishing and loves to pass on that enjoyment to our son. Last year she and Silas nearly won the Father/Son Fishing tournament. On a family vacation, we visited a park with rivers stocked with rainbow trout. […]

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This is episode four of the The 7 Series: Parenting. In this episode we continue our discussion on the “what” of parenting. What does a parent do to exercise their authority and love? Show Notes: As obvious as the relationship between choices and consequences, we often forget this relationship. It is generally true that good […]

We aren’t promised tomorrow. We know that. Everyday is a gift and while we don’t appreciate every day like we should, we do regularly recognize the blessing of the moment—a quick conversation when the house is suddenly silent, the joyous moments when the family is having fun, the rare escapes when it is just the […]

My dog has an annoying habit: whenever I try to come inside, she gets right in front of me, sits down, and puts her snout on my leg. It’s clearly a cry for attention. With two small kids, we do not give our outside dog enough attention. She’s starved for it and when she actually […]

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A researcher looking at the nature of political bias did a study. He divided a group of Republicans and Democrats into mixed groups and then asked them a series of questions. Each question was about the current state of the economy, healthcare, and other issues which relate to politics. To one group, each question was […]