A young lady was sunbathing on the beach when a little boy in his swimming trunks, carrying a towel, came up to her and asked, “Do you believe in God?” She was surprised by the question but she replied, “Why, yes, I do.” Then he asked her, “Do you go to church every Sunday?” … Continue reading How do we make important decisions?
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Jeff Akin found out he had Type 1 diabetes on a Thursday afternoon in the spring of 2002. Four days later the Ironman World Championship committee notified him he had been selected in the lottery to compete in Hawaii. “I couldn’t swim, and I didn’t own a bike,” Jeff said. The Ironman competition in … Continue reading From Type 1 Diabetes to Ironman
“It’s a good thing for kids to have daddies. They protect them.” Those words were spoken by my 3-year-old grandson, Blake, to his father. In a world increasingly losing its mind about the importance of fathers, leave it to a toddler to cut to the chase. Ken Canfield writes, “The current and conservative cost … Continue reading Dads are Plan A with a powerful backup
While speaking at a conference recently, I talked about preparing our children to leave home. I shared about Hannah, our oldest daughter, who spent this past year away at Regent University, and is home for the summer. Then I said, “She’s still my baby girl.” After the workshop, one woman lingered at the book table … Continue reading There’s nothing like a godly grandmother
“So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son.” That statement of Scripture comes near the end of the wonderful book of Ruth. May I suggest three principles of God’s design for marriage that this story illustrates? … Continue reading God has one design for marriage
If you have been following this column for the last month, you know we are tracking Boaz’ progress towards marriage to Ruth. It is early morning now, and we find Boaz sitting at the gate. He is there because everybody passed through the city gate at one time or another, especially men going to their … Continue reading Starting early has its advantages
J. Mark Fox 