My parents sent me to a public school and my wife’s parents sent her to a Christian one. Our own children have been homeschooled. Which is the better option? What are the pros and cons? How should the church approach this matter? Opinions abound when it comes to the education of children. Some believe that…
Alert: I wrote this for men about their sons. It is a bit blunt and personal in places. Remember when your dad talked to you about the “birds and the bees?” You don’t? Remember when you talked to your son? You didn’t? It has always been a bit startling to me that many men never…
This week Bethlie and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. We have walked together through many stages of life. Friendship, courtship, and dating (“Dourting” if you put the last two together, according to one my friends!). Marriage. Newly-weds. Pregnancy and new born babies. Toddlers. Children. Teens and College kids. Successes and failures. Mountaintops and valleys. And now…
This week Bethlie and I will celebrate our 25th anniversary. We have walked together through many stages of life. Friendship, courtship, and dating (“Dourting” if you put the last two together, according to one my friends!). Marriage. Newly-weds. Pregnancy and new born babies. Toddlers. Children. Teens and College kids. Successes and failures. Mountaintops and valleys. And…
James 1:26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. All of us have ample occasions to observe our words and the words of those around us. Especially our own words. Are you that way? This verse always convicts…
This time of the year is a special time for me to stop and think and reflect. Over the last few days, I have especially been thankful for the men who have had the greatest influences in my life and ministry. While there are many, six are quite prominent. Here they are, listed in the…
Manila North Cemetery/BEST Ministry Several years ago while traveling in the Philippines, Micah Self and I had the privilege of preaching the gospel in the North Manila Cemetery, home to hundreds of homeless families. Our friend, Tim Avila became burdened for those people and has started a school in the cemetery that is helping to…
We are in a mess, aren’t we? Murder is so often in the news it sounds almost normal. Adultery is glamorized and glorified in commercial after commercial and in one television program after another. Homosexuality is applauded along with transgenderism and every other kind of morally questionable “ism” as well. Divorce is so common-place that…
Shouldn’t all of us be training our children? The Bible is filled with stories of hurting and broken and dysfunctional families. Remember Eli? He failed to restrain his sons and in the very midst of the work of the temple his own sons did not even know God! Remember David? He failed to impart wisdom…
Shouldn’t all of us be training our children? It may be that we are living in a time that is unparalleled as to challenges facing the home and family. The internet has added challenges that no generation has had to face. Things like the amount of debt carried by the average family, work schedules where…
Evangelist Dave Young 