“Is Pokemon bad?” a nine-year-old boy asked me one day. My initial thoughts were, “Isn’t Pokemon dead?” (I thought this fad had passed, but I guess I was wrong.) At any rate, the kid needed an answer, so I said, “Yes! It’s evil!” Of course I didn’t say that. My answer came from Deuteronomy 18:10-12:… Continue reading

Taking a three-year-old for ice skating can be a major workout. We went ice skating because it was our prize for our seven-year-old daughter who did very well during her first quarter in Grade 1. Since she was going, our ten-year-old and three-year-old sons wanted to come along as well. Our three-year-old slipped and slid… Continue reading

  I recently read a magazine article and came across the Yacker Tracker. What is it? Well, it looks like a stoplight:It’s green when classroom noise levels are appropriate, turns yellow when noise rises, and flashes red when the volume is too loud. The red light also signals a coming consequence (i.e. no more free… Continue reading

Tolerance is a dangerous word, especially when it comes to parenting. It has become a parenting pitfall to many and I am no exception. When my son was about three, he loved spending his energy by running and jumping all around the place. This was carried over even when we were in church. He would… Continue reading

    Giving up your own dream to support another person’s is not an easy task. But the decision wasn’t that tough for Jeff Reyes, a national carting champ (KT100). I spoke to him one time in the cafeteria of our Every Nation Building, and he told me that his decision to give up carting… Continue reading