Category Archives: Family

Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Respect, Part 1

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Jason

In our Boundaries series, we have identified three biblical principles for developing healthy boundaries: Today we turn our attention to the third of these principles: the principle of respect. Healthy relationships are founded upon mutual respect. When someone shows that … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia Trip

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Jason

When your favorite band and your son’s favorite band go on tour together, you take a road trip — which is what Jackson and I did last week. A couple months back, The War on Drugs and The National announced … Continue reading →

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Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Respect, Part 4

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Jason

Establishing healthy boundaries sometimes requires you to make some hard decisions. All of our kids have Life360 on their phones. If you don’t know what that is, it’s an app that lets you track where your children are at all … Continue reading →

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Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Reaping, Part 2

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Jason

The language of sowing and reaping comes from the world of agriculture. It’s about cause and effect: the seeds you plant lead directly to the harvest you’ll gather. This proverb is about the natural consequences of our actions. And you … Continue reading →

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Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Responsibility, Part 4

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Jason

A lot of our problems arise whenever we don’t understand the difference between the boulders and the backpacks. Think about the problems that come about whenever people try to carry their boulders on their own. This is the person who … Continue reading →

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Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Responsibility, Part 2

Posted on September 9, 2024 by Jason

One of the most common boundary violations is when we over-function. Over-functioning is when someone assumes too much responsibility in a particular relationship. It’s when one person assumes responsibility for someone else’s yard. That’s what’s going on in the story … Continue reading →

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Developing Healthy Boundaries: The Principle of Responsibility, Part 1

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Jason

Last week, we kicked off a new series entitled Boundaries: Setting Healthy Limits. The aim of this series is to help us establish godly boundaries for our lives, primarily in our relationships. This is predicated on the idea that clear … Continue reading →

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Boundaries: Setting Healthy Boundaries, Part 2

Posted on September 2, 2024 by Jason

Boundaries are biblical. Boundaries are important because God has created them. They are a part of the good world God created. In fact, boundaries are as old as the world itself. To see this, we’re going to look at the … Continue reading →

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Boundaries: Setting Healthy Limits, Part 1

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Jason

With seven minutes to go in the third quarter of Super Bowl LII, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to running back Corey Clement. The touchdown gave the Eagles a commanding 29-19 lead. But replay showed … Continue reading →

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College Sophomores

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Jason

These two started their sophomore years in college this month. Different school, same kids. Wishing them a great year this year!

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