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First off I would like to say that I received this book for free from Craig and his publisher. I was not told nor encouraged to say positive things. They simply said read the book write about it on your blog. So here goes. What I liked: Loved the candor. I have read a decent

The Power Of Family. At the end of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory it adds a few scenes that were not in the original movie. For me these last few scenes made the movie so much more powerful than the original movie with Gene Wilder. It really drove home the fact that the four kids

I received the news today as did most of you that two lives were tragically taken in the foyer of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The two people killed in this senseless act of barbarism were two sisters 18 and 16 years of age. When I found out their age I felt sick.

Tragedy hits home. My parents and sister all attend New Life Church. My father missed the events of yesterday by 20 min. One bad thing about the information age is the fact we are bombarded by images and facts that are indescribable on a daily basis. The good thing is that I was able to

Mike Teavee – No Boundaries Kids need boundaries they crave them. Kids do not feel safe or loved in an environment where they can do whatever they want. It sounds very loving to embrace you child’s creative desire to do whatever they want. I believe it is cruel. By allowing you kids to do what

Veruca Salt – Give your kids whatever they want Why do we give our kids whatever they want? Guilt Wanting our kids to have what we didn’t have growing up Because we can Because it’s easier than saying no Because we love them and want whats best for them We may be trying to buy

Violet Beauregarde – Wrong Priorities The next trap I think many parents fall into is the wrong priorities trap. We communicate to our kids every day what is important. By what we say but far more by what we do. I will start off by saying I am a very competitive person. I like to

Augustus Gloop: Self-Control We live in a day and age now were we are blessed with so much. So much food, entertainment, money. We have so much we are so blessed! This should be great news for our kids, but is it? The down side to all this blessing is that kids now days have

Importance of Family. As a children’s pastor you see the good the bad and the ugly of family. I have come to realize that great churches, youth churches and children’s ministries are just as much a reflection of great parenting as they are great pastoring. This week I want to take a parabolic look at