Raising Real Men

One of the realities of hiking, camping, or even just working in the yard is the possibility of ticks.  Now, I’m not quite like Humphrey Bogart and the leeches in Africa Queen, but close enough — I really don’t like the little bloodsuckers. I was over at Duke Medical Center yesterday for an appointment and…
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Don’t miss the contest at the bottom of this post, friends! Although we have never adopted, when author Cheryl Ellicott offered me a review copy of This Means War: Equipping Christian Families for Fostercare or Adoption, I jumped at the chance! You see, I had read the first chapter of the book as a sample…
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I hate that we are so far behind in posting these updates for the Richardsons in Mexico. We’ve been away at Hal’s family’s lake camp and in contrast to previous years, the internet service was so wretched we were not able to do nearly what we needed to online. Please be in prayer for our…
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The King’s School is the oldest independent private academy in Australia.  The headmaster of the all-male, K-12 boarding school, Dr. Tim Hawkes, presented a paper at the International  Boys’ School Coalition conference in Toronto, Canada, a few years ago, starting his presentation with this observation: When the philosopher, Aristippus of Cyrene, was asked some 400…
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Another update from Mike Richardson, missionary in Mexico in the area devastated by Hurricane Alex: Subject: God is good Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 23:06:24 -0500 Early this week I was asked by the government disaster relief agency to all the damage to the orchards here in our valley. Then they came back and asked…
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Dear Friends, The following messages are from our dear friends, Mike and Pam Richardson, missionaries in Mexico.  Their area has been devastated by Hurricane Alex, some dear brethren losing their entire source of support, their orchards.  We thought you’d want to be praying for them and would also enjoy hearing about how Mike’s sons have…
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New from Great Waters Press! Hero Tales from American History By Henry Cabot Lodge and Theodore Roosevelt As read by Hal Young Part One You have heard it on our podcast — now you can order it to keep! This series of five stirring accounts from early American history illustrates the values of heroism, courage, patriotism,…
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I am posting this for the children of a friend, who just lost their mother unexpectedly. I wrote this several years ago when a dear friend’s mate died. As I read over it just now, I thought that others might benefit if I posted it more publicly. My dear young friends, I am writing because…
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