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Years ago, I was taught that every child needs a healthy balance between support and challenge. Of course, no parent perfectly hits the nail on the head but it is wise to keep in mind. My wife, Amanda, leans toward support and I lean toward challenge.

I was very happy to be married. I was very nervous to be a parent. While Diane was expecting our firstborn, as you can probably imagine, I read a book.

Life is an interesting word. Like other words in the English language, there are multiple meanings. Life is a cereal. Life is a game. We can discuss the life of a cat. We can discuss the life of a carrot. We can talk about life and its opposite, death. We can tell a life-story.

Almost every time I teach Discover Calvary, I ask the participants what comes to their mind when I say the words, “church discipline.” More often than not someone replies, “Getting kicked out of the church.”

“What are you looking at?” That question can be asked with a variety of tonal inflection. It can be angry, interested or merely curious. I’m asking you, since you stopped whatever you were doing to read this, “Who are you looking at?”