Nov 12th, 2007 Posted in Kids and Parenting, Prayer, Theology | no comment »
Well, our first outing to Lambeau Field was a huge success. RJ and I both had a great time at the game, the Packers best the Vikings rather soundly (34-0), and we both really appreciate Dan taking us! (Thanks Dan).
Several things struck me about the trip, and I’ll relate just a few here. First, when we found our seats, the fans around us were incredibly nice and everyone talked together, laughing and joking.. very good natured. By the 3rd quarter however, the mood had changed. Now there were braggarts, loud folks – men and women alike – that were throwing curse words around, yelling at the coaches, and generally misbehaving. This was with the Packers winning the game. So,what might make a person act this differently? The answer is simple; a lack of temperance and the ready presence of alcohol. The game is every bit as fun to watch with one beer in you as it is with five. The difference is, with one beer in you, the game might continue to be fun to watch for everyone around you! Read the rest of this entry »
Nov 11th, 2007 Posted in Hamartiology, Kids and Parenting | no comment »
My son and I were given the opportunity to go to the Packers game today! Now, our family has lived in Wisconsin only three years, and we each have a different team that we root for, but my son RJ’s team is the Packers, and has been since he was 1. You can imagine how popular that was when we lived in Chicago!
As we look forward to the ride down with a couple of other guys, and begin to look forward at the matchup between the two teams, we see the parallels between the game and our spiritual walk… Read the rest of this entry »
Oct 23rd, 2007 Posted in Family, Kids and Parenting, Men's Ministry, Wife | no comment »
Recently I was reading a post on a site that I frequent, and a woman was describing her husband’s behavior – with some level of frustration – and wondering if it was “normal”. I think she meant, “Should I live with this and just shut up about it, or do I have grounds to stand up to him”?
The husband in this example was controlling, petty, and dismissive and the rules of the home did not apply to him but were liberally applied to all others. I would suggest that this man is in all of us, and I would exhort men to stand up and be more than a male. Be what God designed you to be, for Him, for your wife, for your church, and for your children… Read the rest of this entry »
