Posted in Christian Living, Current Events, Entertainment, Family, Good News, PG Required, tagged children, family fun, movies, parenting, summer, Wall-e on June 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Looking for a good animated sci-fi summer family movie? According to Josh Hurst of Christianity Today, Wall-E is one to see.
Here are some out takes from his review:
WALL•E is rated G, and, apart from one or two scenes that might be a little frightening for the very young, it’s suitable for all ages. The short [...]
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Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Family, Messed Up World, PG Required, Self-Help, Stress, tagged addictions, compulsive, internet on June 20, 2008 | No Comments »
There is an article in today’s UK Telegraphon internet addiction. British psychiatrists believe that 1 in 10 online users are addicted. I know what you are thinking, “Man, maybe I check my email too much or I am hanging out on Myspace too long.
Many of us probably do spend way too much time on the [...]
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It’s Friday again and I think that Christian parents ought to be aware of the movies that are out there and have the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about movies they watch and allow their children to see.
This week “The Incredible Hulk” hits a theater near you.. This movie is rated PG-13 for sequences [...]
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Posted in Christian Living, Current Events, Entertainment, Family, PG Required, tagged children, Dustin Hoffman, jack Black, Kung Fu Panda, movie review, movies, parenting on June 6, 2008 | No Comments »
I try to bring you a movie review on Fridays. I think it is important as parent’s especially that we are aware for the sake of our children and as Christians we watch what we are putting in our heads.
Kung Fu Panda is getting a lot of press right now and Jack Black and Dustin [...]
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Posted in Christian Living, Current Events, Entertainment, Faith, Family, Leadership, PG Required, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, tagged Christian Living, dad, father, father's day, forgive, forgiveness, husband, intimacy, love, Marriage, marriage counseling, reconciliation, rekindle, relationship, romance, spouse, wife on June 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Father’s day is coming up on June 15. I think in the Christian World we tend to spend a lot of time beating up on fathers for working too much, for insensitivity and for just overall not taking the important responsibility of being a fathers or husbands seriously. There are a lot of good fathers around. [...]
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Posted in Christian Living, Current Events, Entertainment, Family, PG Required, RELIGION, tagged c. s.lewis, Family, movie reviews, movies on May 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The new Chronicles of Narnia movie from the Prince Caspian book is out. I might get to get lose to see this one in the next couple of weeks. Chattaway at www.christianitytoday.com gave it 2.5 out of 4 stars and www.pluggedinonline.com says, “Old-fashioned heroes. That’s what makes Prince Caspian tick. Chivalry. Loyalty. Honor. Duty. Morality. Faith.”
Here [...]
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Posted in Christian Living, Family, PG Required, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, tagged communication, counseling, dating, denial, Family, Gary Chapman, hurt, Marriage, parenting, people, relationships, skills, success, therapy on May 9, 2008 | No Comments »
I was a marriage and family therapist for several years before becoming a pastor. Over and over again the inability to communicate openly and honestly with each other was a major if not the main problem in marriages. Even though women usually communicate in a relationship the most, they are not always authentic or effective. [...]
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Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Current Events, Faith, Family, History, LCC, Messed Up World, PG Required, RELIGION, Self-Help, e-note, tagged disconnected, internet, kids, loneliness, myspace, parenting, parents, relationships, technology on April 18, 2008 | No Comments »
e-note to LCC
Dear Friends,
The way it works, at least for me, is that when I get ready to teach a topical study on Sunday mornings; a) I pray about a subject I think people would be interested in, is relevant to current life issues, or will help them biblically live their life better and get closer to God, [...]
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Posted in Christian Living, PG Required, Self-Help, Stress, tagged boyfriend, breaking up, dating, girlfriend, parenting teens, teens on April 9, 2008 | No Comments »
Since our culture seems to teach that the only way to truly be happy or to not be a loser is to have a boyfriend or a girlfriend, it is hard to break up. I see boys and girls, men and women put up with a lot of bad stuff in relationships with the opposite [...]
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Posted in Bible Study, Christian Living, Current Events, Faith, Family, Leadership, PG Required, RELIGION, Self-Help, Stress, devotional, tagged Bible, children, christianity, discipline, God, health, joy, kids, parenting, peace on April 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Many parents fail at parenting because they believe they are to be their child’s best friend. Wrong. You are a parent. You often times have to make tough decisions for your child that go against what he wants. He may not understand at the moment, but one day he will understand that you made decisions [...]
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