OK, call me sexist if you will, but it’s a fact: the majority of cooks are women. They just are. Like it or not, there are just not as many men in the kitchen as there are women. And that’s not necessarily a problem, but it sure can be. Especially if you’re a pastor,...
Bullying. Just the word makes you disgusted doesn’t it? My heart goes out to kids who are bullied. Both Steve and I were bullied as kids. And to be honest with you, I worried a lot about my kids being bullied when we were raising them. As I began praying for my kids...
Pastors, don’t make your kids have to set boundaries for you. What do I mean? Well, there’s nothing like being a PK. I can say that from experience precisely because I am, well, a preacher’s kid. For all the dour, sour words my sister and I have heard from fellow PKs...
You won’t find a Wikipedia entry for “Author’s kid.” Or “Lawyer’s kid.” Nothing for “Salesman’s kid” either. But sure enough, there is an entry for “Preacher’s kid” (complete with its own special abbreviation—PK). What is so special about the children of the clergy...
I was around nine years old, when my dad and I took an evening trip to Kmart. My dad wanted to get a country music album. I can’t remember the artist or the car we drove, but I’ll never forget what happened. My dad has never been the type of guy who enjoys spending...
When I was a kid, diamonds were the furthest things from my mind. But somehow I remember that back then only diamonds of colorless clarity were considered valuable. Yellow diamonds were considered less desirable and sold for much lower prices. Then at some point, for...
I have a good friend whose father was a two-term governor of our state—the youngest governor in the state's history, in fact. So my buddy spent eight years as a little boy in the Governor's Mansion. That family spent their time and energy invested in politics. Their...
OK, call me sexist if you will, but it’s a fact: the majority of cooks are women. They just are. Like it or not, there are just not as many men in the kitchen as there are women. And that’s not necessarily a problem, but it sure can be. Especially if you’re a pastor,...
Bullying. Just the word makes you disgusted doesn’t it? My heart goes out to kids who are bullied. Both Steve and I were bullied as kids. And to be honest with you, I worried a lot about my kids being bullied when we were raising them. As I began praying for my kids...
Pastors, don’t make your kids have to set boundaries for you. What do I mean? Well, there’s nothing like being a PK. I can say that from experience precisely because I am, well, a preacher’s kid. For all the dour, sour words my sister and I have heard from fellow PKs...
You won’t find a Wikipedia entry for “Author’s kid.” Or “Lawyer’s kid.” Nothing for “Salesman’s kid” either. But sure enough, there is an entry for “Preacher’s kid” (complete with its own special abbreviation—PK). What is so special about the children of the clergy...
I was around nine years old, when my dad and I took an evening trip to Kmart. My dad wanted to get a country music album. I can’t remember the artist or the car we drove, but I’ll never forget what happened. My dad has never been the type of guy who enjoys spending...
When I was a kid, diamonds were the furthest things from my mind. But somehow I remember that back then only diamonds of colorless clarity were considered valuable. Yellow diamonds were considered less desirable and sold for much lower prices. Then at some point, for...
I have a good friend whose father was a two-term governor of our state—the youngest governor in the state's history, in fact. So my buddy spent eight years as a little boy in the Governor's Mansion. That family spent their time and energy invested in politics. Their...
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