There’s a question that every boy asks his dad. Whether he actually uses words, whether his dad is even around or not, every boy wants to know what it means to be a man. Boys learn these traits by watching and listening. For every young boy, the elusive goal is to “be the man”…whatever that means. When you hear the word “man” used to describe someone, it generally refers to their gender or age description. This person is a “man” because he’s of the male gender or over a certain age, but being a man is so much more than […]

I will never forget sitting at a Dolphin’s game with my son when he asked me a great question. While we were sitting there we looked several rows in front of us and noticed a group of men that I knew. I pointed them out to my son and he noticed that they were passing a pair of binoculars up and down the row. Then he looked at me and asked, “Hey Dad, why don’t we bring our binoculars to the game?” This was one of those father/son teachable moments. I turned to my son and said, “Tell me what […]

It’s an interesting time watching as a whole culture seems to be paying the price of short term goals.  Live for today, buy what you want and pay for it, literally and figuratively, later.  Are we the by-product of not growing up on a farm, where the work was done with the promise of a reward in the future?  Many people in our generation have heard and seemed to believe the phrase, “Just do it!”  Too many people today have grown up with a lack of understanding about setting goals; deciding what you want and having the discipline to sacrifice […]

Recently, while waiting for a traffic light to turn green, I glanced over at the car next to me and noticed an incredibly sad scene. A mom was driving with three kids. It had the potential to be a great family outing, except for one thing. Each person in the van was engaged in his or her own electronic activity, except the youngest, who was glued to something on the ceiling. Only after the light turned green did I see that he too was into his own electronics; He was focused on his own DVD screen. Mom on her phone; […]

Imagine beings from outer space arriving on our planet the first week in December.  They would have to choose one house to secretly observe and they select yours.  From the first week in December until the twenty-fifth they watch a tremendous build-up for some kind of celebration called Christmas.  This is a time when parents pass on something to their children.  What would be the aliens take-away from your home?  What would they report they saw you passing on to your children?  What is this celebration all about? For many church goers, the Christmas celebration would appear to be focused […]