Wayne Stocks
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11 years ago @ My New Website - Isn't Orange just abou... · 0 replies · +1 points
13 years ago @ Dad in the Middle - A Sabbath Rest and A S... · 0 replies · +1 points
Somehow I missed your comment until now. Thanks for your kind words. It was a tough decision but has proven to be a God thing. I actually need to find some time to write and share what I have learned. Thanks again!
13 years ago @ Dad in the Middle - Vote Dad in the Middle... · 0 replies · +2 points
13 years ago @ Sam Luce - Why we wrote our own c... · 1 reply · +1 points
This is an awesome post. I'm right there with you. I think teaching moral lesson is "easier" than discipling kids in being Christ-centered and represents an alarming trend. Fortunately, I see some push back against that approach, but I don't think the push is nearly hard enough. Thanks for starting this discussion. It is definitely one that needs to be had!
13 years ago @ Sam Luce - Is Kidmin Ameri-centric? · 1 reply · +1 points
In terms of volunteers, I think this is another situation which needs to be rectified both in this country and around the world. I understand the lack of time (I really do :)), but we need to develop more resources, more communities, more forums where volunteers will want to participate and network. More importantly, we need to find ways to make it easier for them to get involved and less intimidating. Imagine how much better our children's ministries could be if it were not just the children's pastor networking and learning but everyone at every level of the children's ministry be edified and fed by the children's ministry community.
Thanks for the great article Sam. This is definitely a conversation that needs to be had!
13 years ago @ Sam Luce - Blogging: A beginners ... · 0 replies · +1 points
Great article. It's interesting to read why other people blog. I think you hit the nail on the head with your list of why. In fact, your article was so good that it made me remember how much I miss blogging and consider jumping back in full boar. I don't think it's time yet, but you have made me anxious to get back to it. Now, I have to go pray about that. :)
13 years ago @ Sam Luce - Blogging: A beginners ... · 0 replies · +1 points
13 years ago @ Sam Luce - Parenting Advice: Know... · 0 replies · +1 points
13 years ago @ Sam Luce - Parenting Advice: Be a... · 1 reply · +1 points
Great post. I would add that I think #4 and #5 can be particularly difficult for Dads. I think many of us are "wired" to want to fix the problem. That's makes listening instead of fixing something that we have to be very intentional about both with our kids and in our marriages. As for #5, I know that in many circumstances (especially where the father is the primary disciplinarian), kids are a lot more comfortable talking to their mothers about "anything" than their fathers. As dads, I think this ability to talk about anything is something that we have to nurture. There was a chapter in the Collaborate book (I can't remember which one right now) about how one Dad set up something akin to a "safe zone" in his house where his daughters knew they could go to talk to him about anything. It paid major dividends as they got older and into their teenage years.
Kudos to your Mom on her first book. I makes sense that you come from a lineage of a great thinkers. That's where you get the ability to come up with all these great articles.
Take care.
13 years ago @ Sam Luce - YouTube Friday: Butt D... · 0 replies · +1 points