Daddy and Daughter Date

A couple weeks ago I went on a date with someone other than my wife… and she was cool with it! After all, I’m the first love for this “other girl,” so I didn’t want to let her down. Before you report me to the elders of our church, lemme explain.
My wife and I have [...]

“Those girls aren’t wearing enough clothing, are they, Daddy?”

My 5-year-old daughter Sophia and I were watching “Dancing With the Stars” the other night when we had to have a little daddy-daughter discussion because most of the female dancers were practically wearing lingerie and the judges used the word “sexy” about a thousand times. So we talked about how we don’t need to say [...]

Christian Kids at Christmas

It seems that a lot of Christians are unwittingly complicit in teaching kids to commodify Christmas. This, of course, helps kids think temporally rather than eternally. For example, how often do well meaning people approach our children about their Christmas plans by asking, “What do you want for Christmas?” On the face of it, questions [...]

Christmas Wisdom From A Four-Year Old

We had just started unpacking the Christmas tree when a commercial ostensibly selling cars popped up with Christmas music blaring and bells jingling, snow cascading in the background and ornamental icons stubbornly flashing “Zero Down.” Of course, the announcer’s downright screaming about this “limited time offer” like you’re a total idiot if you’re not falling [...]

On Being Anti-Hummer: American Excess, Cars, and the Spiritual Nurture of Children

I am anti-Hummer. The audacious excess of these elephantine tanks is beyond absurd… it’s downright silly. Does anyone living in suburbia really need an assault vehicle built to withstand the rigors of war? How often does someone need to drive on the roof of other vehicles like a monster truck? Do we really need zone-specific [...]