Dancing with truth and peace
Friday
September 2015
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Family
My friend Stacie Donaldson taught me a great illustration that I used during a sermon about how the church can save families. I think you’ll find it helpful too. I unrolled a 40-foot long rope on the stage, and told our folks to pretend that the length of the rope represented the length of their week. […]
Thursday
July 2015
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Blog, Your Family
Our culture is obsessed with sex, sexiness, and sexuality. Gender identity stories dominate news headlines. Companies hire supermodels to advertise their beverage (of course the supermodels would never drink the fattening drink). Hollywood romanticizes one-night stands: no pregnancies, no STDs, no wrecked ability to enjoy deep relationships. The internet has become the breeding ground of […]
Sunday
May 2015
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Family
We’d love for you to join us to celebrate the release of “Lead Your Family.” You can purchase a book for a discounted price ($6), enjoy light refreshments (prepared by my exceptionally talented wife) and even ask me or one of my kids to sign a book. We’d love to see you. Sunday, June 14th […]
Wednesday
May 2015
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Family
The first time I blogged about a parenting idea we’d tried, to help our family grow spiritually, I was blown away by the response. Parents commented about it, shared it and, best yet, told me how it had benefitted their families. Subsequent posts with related ideas netted similar responses. I learned that lots of parents […]
Friday
April 2015
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Family
The roomy basement of By The Hand Club for Kids‘ Englewood (Chicago) site doubles as a play area and cafeteria for the children they love in one of our country’s most underserved neighborhoods. Our team of high school students had spent the morning helping with physical projects; we were ready for lunch. We tore into […]
