How to Be Truly Free

05-17-13-POD

Author Dr. John Piper writes, “Freedom is when you have the desire, the ability, and the opportunity to do what will leave you with no regrets forever.”  True freedom is deeper than politics, deeper than the economy, deeper than your circumstances.  We all desire liberty, but are misled far … Continue reading…

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Top 10 Habits to Break as a Family

05-16-13-POD

It’s a funny thing about habits—they have consequences whether they’re good or bad for us. Form a good habit and it pays good dividends. Drag around a bad habit, though, and you’ll eventually reap bad outcomes. Whether it’s about the food on your plate or the way you spend … Continue reading…

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The Best Way to End the School Year

05-15-13-POD

The promise of summer and the freedom it brings dances in the head of your child this time of year. Another school year is nearly complete. It can be very hard for them to concentrate, but it is important that they finish strong. Our job should be to encourage … Continue reading…

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3 Apps to Impress Your Wife

05-14-13-POD

If you’re like most men, your wife’s biggest complaints are that you don’t really listen to her and you don’t spend enough time with her. Your cell phones can be one of the biggest distractions. The smarter your phone gets, the more you get sucked into it like a … Continue reading…

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How to Raise Good Kids

05-13-13-POD

How do you teach your child to be compassionate? I think my dad had a pretty good idea. Often he’d say, “Today, I want you to look around on the playground. If you see anyone who’s left out, or has no one to play with–that’s who you’re supposed to … Continue reading…

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What Dads Can’t Do

05-10-13-POD

If you are an All Pro Dad, here are some of the things you can’t do.  And that’s encouraging.  So keep on not doing.  It’s just what your children need.  Additionally, here are 10 Things All Pro Dads Don’t Do. But All Pro Dads do Mother’s Day well.  Don’t … Continue reading…

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How to Make Mother’s Day Special

05-09-13-POD

Once a year, there’s a special day just for the appreciation of mothers; you know it, Mother’s Day. The day you and your kids set out to make your wife feel like a million bucks! The things you do for her, especially, on this day warm her heart and … Continue reading…

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Is Your Wife a Priority?

05-08-13-POD

A man and a friend are playing golf one day when a long funeral procession goes by.  The man stops in mid-swing, takes off his golf cap, closes his eyes, and bows his head in prayer. His friend says: “Wow!  That is the most thoughtful and touching thing I … Continue reading…

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10 More Great Riddles for Your Kids

05-07-13-POD

A doctor and a boy were fishing. The boy was the doctor’s son, but the doctor was not the boy’s father. Who was the doctor?  Find out the answer to this along with 10 more great riddles to tell your kids. Huddle up with your kids tonight and … Continue reading…

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Can You Make Your Kid Go from Good to Great?

05-06-13-POD

A Play of the Day subscriber wrote us the following: “I went to parent/teacher conferences and I was told what a nice, pleasant girl my daughter was. Once, as I got up to go, I was feeling pretty good, but by the time I got to the door, I … Continue reading…

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