Wise parents discipline their children. They take the advice of Solomon in Proverbs 29:17, Discipline your child, and it will bring you peace of mind and give you delight (CSB). The concept of discipline is
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Author: Rhett Wilson
Rhett Wilson
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to me
Dr. Rhett Wilson, Sr., is the Senior Writer for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Charlotte, North Carolina. Rhett, a freelance writer and editor, also pastored churches and taught Bible at a university. The Wilsons like playing board games, exploring waterfalls, and they look forward to March Madness every year. For Fun, Rhett reads legal thrillers, watches adventure movies, and listens to country music. Access his website at www.rhettwilson.org and his blog at www.wilsonrhett.com.
the family table
Futurist Dr. Richard Swenson writes, “Fast-lane families are headed for head-on collisions. They don’t have the opportunity to eat together. Shared, unstructured leisure time disappears. Communication suffers, problems multiply. In a slower era . .
Read morechanging times
So my wife and I recently experienced a seismic shift. We dropped our first child off at college this week. We spent all of Saturday packing and making trips to Walmart for last-minute dorm needs.
Read moreAdventurous living
Successful living involves risk-taking. Over 300 people rejected Colonel Sanders’ special recipe for Southern fried chicken before he received a “yes.” Today, because of his persistence, KFC boasts 20,000 restaurants in 125 countries. Surgeon Ben
Read moreTo My son
This month you graduate from high school. Where have the years gone? I remember feeling like the proudest daddy on the planet the week you were born. That special five days Mary Black Hospital –
Read moreDon’t Get stung!
Life contains difficult choices. One of those choices is whether or not to defend yourself. When someone else has spoken despairingly about us – whether verbally or in writing –the natural instinct within most people
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“Daddy, wear your Dr. Pepper shirt today!” My thirteen-year old son finds delight in father and son wearing matching t-shirts. The last couple of years, we made several trips to Kohls and picked out identical
Read moreStep up to the plate
There was a baseball player who was “dogging it.” He took his own sweet time, missed easy fly balls, and did not catch much. He had the attention of Eeyore and ran like Winnie the
Read moreStarting out right
For me, January includes starting out right by returning to some basic disciplines of life. Because tax season looms, it always requires doing some essential work on family finances. Typically January involves working on organization
Read moreThe Conversion of Ebenezer Scrooge
After Christmas last year, I decided that during December this year I would read Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to my family. Somehow at my age I’ve never actually read the story, though I have enjoyed numerous
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