Well, weather permitting, today begins a new phase in the the Lutz family, Little League!  Tyler is playing coach’s pitch baseball and Lauren is playing coach’s pitch softball. Thursday was Tyler’s last practice before opening day.  The whole team was excited but some of the kids were really energetic and a bit out of control.  [...]

I, like many, have struggled with family worship. Sometimes you wonder what you really accomplished. Other times you think you have accomplished a lot, only to later realize that you have completely shot over your children’s heads. Satan can use this to discourage and cause us to give up. I found a post by Dr. [...]

Guys may have a legitimate reason to say no to watching  the next chick flick that comes along.  Here it is:  You need to say no to save your relationship, and because you love your woman too much to let some movie destroy your communication and love.  Dr Bjarne Holmes, Heriot Watt University, has released [...]

Having small children can be a challenge when it comes to worship.  We, as parents, can make it even more of a challenge if we fail to prepare our family for worship.  Yes, we must prepare their hearts and minds, but sometimes preparations include the most basic of things as well.  Here is a brief [...]

From A Quest for More and based on Romans 8:22-25: Being ungodly is not just about committing a certain lists of sins.  It is also about finding fulfillment outside of God, which leads me to commit an endless list of sins of the heart … We are supposed to groan because there are things that [...]

1848 Wisconsin became the 30th state of the union 1903 Entertainer Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, England 1917 John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was born in Brookline Mass. 1942 Bing Crosby recorded Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” 1970 Tom Lutz and Sue Spratlin were married in Atlanta, [...]

Justin Taylor had a post about adoption that pointed to Shaohannah’s Hope. I watched this video and it reminded me of a thought I had while on my roof cleaning out the gutters Monday (ah my random thought life). While adoptions is a wonderful thing, it is also a reminder that so is having our [...]

Just in case some of you may be feeling tired of disciplining your children, here is a reason to stick with it: Do it so the terrible 2′s or teenage years don’t turn into the terrible 62′s! ROME (Reuters) – A Sicilian mother took away her 61-year-old son’s house keys, cut off his allowance and [...]

Sorry for the lack of posts and the disappearance of the Puritan of the Week posts. Puritan of the Week will resume next week, but will be switched from Tuesdays to Wednesdays. There has been a lot going on in church and family life, limiting my blogging. We have just returned from Greenville, SC where [...]

I am not a regular on posting Friday’s Fotos but I have been away this week to Alistair Begg’s Basics Conference and am now catching up on other things. So, here are a few shots from over the last week: Kara Turned 7! Lauren was the flower girl at Matt and Alison’s wedding I enjoyed [...]

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