Category: Family
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a fathers day interview with my dad
He’ll be the first person to tell you that he wasn’t a perfect Father, but he left his sons something that most Dads never leave behind. He left a legacy that’s worth repeating. From a long line of abusive alcoholics my Dad, a first generation Christ-follower, changed his legacy. This past weekend I had…
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a real life story: ray and amy branton
Every parent has hopes and dreams for their kids; first steps, sports, college, on and on they go. But what happens when you realize that those dreams will never materialize? This is the incredible true life story of some friends of mine who I’m in a small group with. Their story will encourage you,…
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an interview with the national preteen pastor of the year
During the last couple of years there has been a slowly growing trend in churches across America. Churches are pulling their preteens out of children’s and student ministries and ministering to this demographic uniquely. Fueled by kids “growing up too quick,” the age of adolescents dropping, and ministries and organizations like FourFiveSix, Orange, preteenministry.net, and…
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5 leadership lessons i learned from my mom
My mom has left an incredible legacy. She’s got two boys that are both married with children, walking with God, and involved in ministry. It’s a legacy that’s definitely worth reproducing. But it becomes more impressive when you understand where she came from. A single child born and raised on the west coast, tragedy struck…
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building a family roadmap
This past weekend I had the opportunity to speak at Sun Valley Community Church While I don’t typically post talks that I give, this one generated some serious conversations afterwards so I figured I’d share it with you. So here’s to hoping that God uses this talk and the resource below to place your family…