This is a post written recently by a close friend of mine, Brian Daniel, that I thought was worth sharing. You can check out his blog by clicking here. Enjoy the read….I did! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * … [Read more…]
August 15, 2009
This is a guest post from one of our closest allies and an expert on boys, David Thomas. Find out more about David and his work on his website or at Daystar. Its missing in our culture. We just don’t have the rituals seen in other cultures to celebrate a boy on his journey toward… [Read more…]
January 24, 2009
I love this song from Andrew Peterson. I’m reminded that in many ways my life hasn’t turned out quite the way I was expecting … or even hoping for and yet somehow God redeems. Things that I once thought of as trying or inconvenient as a parent, I now see as a beautiful gift. One… [Read more…]
January 6, 2009
There is a great event coming up in a few weeks I want to let you all know about. A friend of mine that I work with, Darin Clark, has created an awesome father/son football game in Franklin called the Father and Son Bowl. What began as a pick-up game in their back yard in… [Read more…]
July 18, 2008
I was reading the following excerpt from The Sacred Romance today and felt it so connected with my story and one of the short-comings of my own father. …we develop a functional self-image, even if it is a negative one. The little boy paints his red wagon a speckled gray with whatever Father left in… [Read more…]
July 15, 2008
Last week was very affirming for the work we are doing on this retreat! I spoke with Lance Howerton, Director of Camps for LifeWay, and after looking at our agenda, time line, and activities, he was amazed at the content and the experiential template we are using. His comments were, “I wish my son was… [Read more…]
Phil Davis (Philo)
Glenn McClure
Tom White
September 25, 2009
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