What Social Media Does To Kids

25 August 2026

Saying goodbye to my dear friend Dr. James Dobson this past year was super, super sad for me. We had spent the past 30 years...

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Perseverance Wins

2 July 2026

It was years ago now, but I’ll never forget the scene. My older daughter, Jamie, was in seventh grade, and she had always...

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When We Are At Our Worst, God Is At His Best

22 May 2026

I’m handwriting today with my trusty blue point pen to the parent who is a bit overwhelmed or bewildered or fatigued...

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The Prince of Peace

9 December 2025

What a fantastic time of the year to refocus our hearts on our family!!!   A heartwarming story from World War I I once...

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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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When It's Time To Be A Parent

10 March 2025

Parenting is not a popularity contest nor is doing what is best for your kids long-term always going to put happy little...

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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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