Tag Archives: family
Not An Obstacle, But A Heritage
We are expecting our third child, due to join us in about a month. Life is full, a little stressful, often mundane, and infinitely more purposeful and joyful than it would be without our kids. I’m tired a lot of the time, but that’s a small price to pay in exchange for my daughter’s unbelievable sense of humor, the weight of my son on my chest when he snuggles after his nap, and the rolls and kicks I feel in my abdomen as I write.
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life
Tagged children, Christianity, dink, family, Fatherhood, feminism, heritage, motherhood, Not an Obstacle but a Heritage, parenthood
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“Illinois is Failing Children of Color?”
A recent news story by Chicago’s WGN9 is titled “Illinois is Failing Children of Color.” It examines “Race for Results” –a report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation which found that children of color face several “inequities” in Illinois.
Posted in Faith, Federal, Illinois Politics, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged children, family, government, Illinois, Jack Brewer, Marriage, NFL, Tony Dungy
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Local Focus
Why are local elections so uninteresting to voters? Local elections in Illinois generally draw about 16% of registered voters. This is compared to the average turnout over the last 20 years for presidential elections in Illinois of 63% and the average turnout in the off-year elections of 44%.
Posted in Child Exploitation, Education, Faith, Federal, Illinois Politics, Marriage/Family/Culture, Pornography, Sexuality
Tagged ALA, children, Culture, election, family, Gender Queer, Illinois, Lawn Boy, libraries, local election, Lolita, Presidential election, This Book is Gay, Vladimir Nabokov
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When Compassion is Fatal
Indi Gregory was a British eight-month-old who died last month after her parents were denied the right to take her to Italy for care, as well as the option to bring her home to die. Sadly, she is only the most recent in an unfortunate string of widely publicized cases of patients in the UK for whom parental rights were overridden or removed “in the best interests of the child.” Each of these cases ended in the death of children.
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life
Tagged Abortion, children, family, Indi Gregory, John Stonestreet, Parents, Terri Schiavo
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The Pastor
You may or may not know that October is “Pastor Appreciation Month.” Because I have pastored for thirty years, I am hesitant to write on this topic, but I also believe that it is an important issue. A number of surveys have revealed that there is a significant attrition occurring within the ranks of pastors which threatens the future of churches across the United States. These studies show that in recent years over fifty percent of the men who enter the pastorate drop out before achieving ten years of service.
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged children, church, family, Marriage, Pastor Appreciation Month, Pastors
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The Problems Solvers Family Workshop: Rebuilding the Foundations of Faith & Family
The Problem Solvers Family Workshop is a two-day conference that is dedicated to rebuilding the foundations of faith and family in Illinois homes. Strong families with strong values are vital to creating a strong state and a strong nation.
Tagged children, Culture, family, homeschooling, Marriage, Saving Families by Restoring the Marriage Culture, The Problem Solvers Family Workshop, Worldly Challenges and Spiritual Solutions
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Encouragement for Stressed-Out Fathers
Ask a man how he is doing and frequently the answer will come back, “Stressed!” Our lives are filled with all kinds of pressures that can easily produce anxiety. Fathers are especially vulnerable to anxiety and worry. Amy and I have been blessed with seven children, and one grandchild. The eldest two are married, and the next two are in college. I find the pre-college time, the high school “launch years” to be especially stressful.
Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged children, Encouragement for Stressed-Out Fathers, family, John Paton, New Hebrides Islands, Sermon on the Mount
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The Satisfaction-Bringing Family
The family is a dangerous institution.
Which is why the forces of evil are aggressively targeting it. The family—consisting of one man and one woman in lifelong wedlock, and their children—is God's ordained means of filling the earth (Genesis 1:28, 2:24, 4:1, 9:1).
Which is why the forces of evil are aggressively targeting it. The family—consisting of one man and one woman in lifelong wedlock, and their children—is God's ordained means of filling the earth (Genesis 1:28, 2:24, 4:1, 9:1).
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged 2022 American Family Survey, Alysse ElHage, Bloomberg, Brad Wilcox, family, Institute for Family Studies, Newsweek, University of Virginia
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Fall Family Worship Night
Start your school year off right by attending a family worship night! This is an event for parents, teens, kids and grandparents to come together over fellowship and praising our Creator. This event begins at 3:30pm on October 9th. There will be games, coffee, snacks, smores’ and much more.
This will be held at Marengo Barn, 5107 Thorne Road, Marengo, IL. There will be a $25 fee and space is limited, so grab your seats by following the link here.
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All 9 Months and Beyond: Let’s Be Truly Pro-Life
I am a woman. I am also pro-life. Unfortunately, many people today see these identities as contradictory and antithetical. Over the past few decades, society has tried to force many women into a box: If you are a woman who is proud of your womanhood, you should support and advocate for abortion. If not, how can you be a true advocate for women? Supporting women has become synonymous with supporting abortion.
Posted in Sanctity of Life
Tagged Abortion, family, Family Research Council, God's design for women, Pro-Life, woman
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Problems, Blessings, and the Goodness of Marriage
Nine years ago, my wife and I were married.
Nine years. It’s a long time. Except that it’s also not so very long.
Long or short, nine years is definitely enough time to experience some of life’s ups and downs together as a couple.
If you’ve ever seen the 1965 Disney move That Darn Cat (starring one of my all-time favorite actors, Dean Jones, as an FBI agent tasked with tailing a roguish cat in an attempt to locate the ruthless bank robbers and their hostage), you may remember the scene in which Patti Randall (Hayley Mills) …
Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture
Tagged Dean Jones, family, Hayley Mills, Marriage, That Darn Ca
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Tech, Faith, & Family Seminar
Your student lives in a world surrounded and infused by technology. Communication is instant. Friendships take place “online” sometimes even more than in “real life.”
This “connected” world brings new opportunities and new dangers. How do we navigate these together as a family?
Tagged faith, family, technology, Visionary Family Ministries
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