Taking Dad's Advice

When I was getting my driver's license, my father tried to give a short lecture on car maintenance. He said one sentence that still bugs me: There's one ...

Higher Authorities

My seven-year-old son and I were discussing being obedient to those in authority. When I asked whom he thought was an authority over him, he said, "Well, ...

Rules and Exceptions

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Dealing with Old Age

When you get old, everyone starts to think you're incompetent. You can't let folks assume you're nothing but a helpless old fool. But you ...

The Corn Doesn't Matter

Adrian Rogers, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, tells about the man who made his sons work in the cornfields while their peers spent ...

Bacon and Egg Sandwiches

My mother and I did not "mix." I chose a typical teenage solution to the problem--silence.

I would leave for school in the morning, come home ...

Rewards for Honesty

My son Jason's successes have come mainly in baseball, the most notable of which occurred in a single moment last summer. In the last three years, I doubt ...

Ministry in Chapters

Ministry is done in chapters, and wise is the minister who knows his page number.

Slander a Sign of Youthful Arrogance

It is a sign of youthful arrogance to try to build up a reputation by assailing prominent figures.

Parenting the Parents

We spend a lot of time on the subject of sex education in the schools. Maybe it's time to introduce mandatory courses in parenting -- for boys as ...