The Most of Every Minute

7 August 2025

That big yellow school bus that picked up my older daughter for kindergarten the first day of school was a “big yellow...

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It's Never Too Early or Too Late!

8 July 2025

Kamp season—my favorite time of the year—is now in full swing here at Kanakuk. Our camps spread throughout the Branson...

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"I'm Third" Kids

11 June 2025

Without a doubt, after counseling and coaching kids for fifty years, the happiest children are “I’m Third” children....

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Jim Ryun

10 February 2025

My friend Jim Ryun was one of the all-time great track and field distance runners. He was the first high school athlete...

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Suffer Well

13 January 2025

Happy and optimistic New Year from your “amputee grandpaw” from my Kanakuk winter home. I’m loving my graphite legs...

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Be Imitators of Christ

9 December 2024

I was driving down the road in our Ozark hometown on December 1st not too many years ago. Now, you’ve got to understand...

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Cries of the Heart - Part 2

3 December 2021

At the top of the list of “things I wish I would have known” as a young and naïve father of four children, my five-decade...

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Families Who Plan

20 February 2019

After fifty years of watching families who succeed, three things have held amazingly true:  Families learn from other families....

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How To Pray For Your Children

31 January 2019

HOW TO PRAY FOR YOUR CHILDREN PRAY: FOR THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD that they may know ‘how wide and long and high...

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Seven Keys to Great Conversations with Your Child

26 October 2018

When my oldest son was going through extreme heartache due to social pressure and pressure in the competitive high school...

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