Retro Child Training - Parts 1,2 & 3

I say "RETRO" for two reasons:

(1) These are the first three segments of a parenting seminar Julie and I did in 2012...

(2) Some of these are "old-fashioned" approaches to parenting that have stood the test of time, yet presented in a manner applicable for our modern day.  We hope they are an encouragement to you in your journey as a parent or parent-to-be.

Part 1 - The Importance of a Christian Worldview

Part 2 - The "Big Picture" About Faith

Part 3 - The Importance of Godly Wisdom

***The resources we mention can be found In these two earlier blog posts:

Parenting Resources - Part 1

Parenting Resources - Part 2

The Jesus Storybook Bible

For many years now, Julie and I have been recommending "The Jesus Storybook Bible" as a great children's Bible for your family:

We still think so and wanted to provide some additional information and background from a great article written by the author Sally Lloyd-Jones.

A couple years ago, Rooftop sent dozens of these books in Spanish with our Reynosa, Mexico short term mission team to distribute while serving there.  If you don't yet have one...you may want to consider getting one as well.

What Is Heaven Like?

I recently preached a message on Heaven at Rooftop and I wanted to post it your viewing pleasure.  As a little teaser, I talk about what the New Heaven will be like and a "cubic city" that is as high as it is long and wide...right there in the Bible.

A Long Time Coming

This past Sunday I finished reading the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, a journey I began back in July of last year.  I hadn't read the Bible from cover to cover in a long, long time.  The Holy Spirit lovingly convicted me that my reticence to do so was an indicator of my reticence to make time in my life for God, to quiet myself on a daily basis and to listen to Him and what He would have to say to me in His word.  This feeling was amplified last summer after listening to this podcast by Jerry Bridges which I would recommend if you have 15-20 minutes to listen.


Along with the Bible, I wanted to read and review the resource "How to Read the Bible Book by Book" by Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart.  There are some parts of the Bible that are just plain confusing.  Basic questions like who is writing?  To whom are they writing to?  What is happening in their world that would give context to their writing?  How does this passage fit into the larger story of God?  These are all important questions and ones we should not just brush aside when reading the Bible.  We should ask them and this book is a good resource in answering many of them.

A Whole Decade

Today was our son Jonathan's birthday...he turned 10.  Wow!!! A whole decade of life for the young man and what a blessed decade it has been. Jonathan, being our second child, is our natural joker. Whereas David plays the traditional "straight man" as the oldest child, Jonathan is full of hi-jinx, humor, and hilarity. He does not take himself very seriously and has already learned to play along with my fatherly jokes and friendly teasing.