Author: ChrisSpradlin

5 TIPS ON RAISING BOYS TO BE MEN OF GOD

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5 TIPS ON RAISING BOYS TO BE MEN OF GOD

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DON’T FORCE JESUS:  I have a good friend named Brad Matthias.  Brad is one of the genius’ behind the tween ministry iShineLive and he has to be one of the greatest Daddios on the planet!  Brad was sharing his parenting journey with me and it literally rocked my black and white world.  Brad didn’t force Jesus on his kids, he didn’t force them to jump through ridiculous Jesus hoops, he didn’t force them to “DO” things that Christians kids typically do and he let them walk away from Jesus [...] Read More »

5 SOLUTIONS FOR KIDS ADDICTED TO FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM & TEXTING

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5 SOLUTIONS FOR KIDS ADDICTED TO FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM & TEXTING

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I recently read an article by Michael Hyatt called “What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains (And What We Can Do About It).”  Michael’s post was based on an article he read in Newsweek called “Tweets, Texts, E-mail and Posts: Is the Onslaught Making Us Crazy?”
Both are great articles, but some of the info has me jacked up…

New brain scan technology shows that our brains are being rewired. Heavy web users have fundamentally altered prefrontal cortexes. The brains of Internet addicts, it turns out, look like the brains of drug and [...] Read More »

4 STRANGE, JACKED UP, DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES OF THE BIBLE!!

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4 STRANGE, JACKED UP, DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES OF THE BIBLE!!

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ABRAHAM:  This man’s family definitely had some dysfunctional moments!!   Abraham pretends that Sarah is his sister, he had a child with another woman, he nearly sacrificed Isaac…but God used him to change the world.

KING DAVID:  This dude was jacked!  He sees Bathsheeba bathing, skinny dipping, getting naked on the roof so David calls for her and hooks up with her while her husband is on the front lines of the battle.  King David’s son raped his half sister Tamar.  The scriptures state that Tamar begged Amnon not to [...] Read More »

THE #1 BOMBDIGGTY AWESOME SAUCE PARENTING ADVICE OF ALL TIMES!!

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Today is the day that you have been waiting for.
Today is the day your son hugs you in public in front of his pubescent mustache clad friends.
Today is the day that your daughter will make a blinged out “I Love My Mom” sweatshirt and wear it to school.
Today is the day that…I think you get the idea!!
Are you ready for this  #1, BombDiggity, AwesomeSauce Parenting Advice Of All Times…
Lay on your sons’ bed and talk to him!!
Wow!  Did you just hear what I said?  I’m gonna say that one [...] Read More »

5 THINGS GOD EXPECTS FROM EVERY MOM

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God expects all Moms’ to be…

WEAK:  I stopped by Proverbs 31 today to read about the character of Godly women and something struck me…can one woman really be and do all of this stuff!  Seriously!!?!  This is SuperWoman – SuperMomish kind of stuff.  She has a crazy “to do” list.  She is a chef, has a business at the local market, she spins wool and flax (whatever in the heck that is), she makes clothes and she has some wine business she manages as well.  She works crazy hours, [...] Read More »

5 THINGS GOD EXPECTS FROM EVERY DAD

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God expects all Dads’ to be…

INSANELY PATIENT:  As you study Scripture you will find that God was/is INSANELY PATIENT with His kids.  He was INSANELY PATIENT with Peter.  He was INSANELY PATIENT with Jonah.  He was INSANELY PATIENT with the prodigal son and He is INSANELY PATIENT with me.  Dad’s…God is calling you to be INSANELY PATIENT with your kids.  You must be patient when they fail, lie to you, don’t make the team, don’t play up to YOUR expectations, are lazy, hate church and  churn the drama.  I think you get [...] Read More »

WE NEED MORE ABSENT PARENTS??

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One of my good redneck buddies was telling me a RIDICULOUS story about his childhood this week, and the story goes a lil something like this…
His name is Darin, I call him Big D, and he grew up under the Friday Night Lights of Deer Creek, Oklahoma.
He started playing football when he was just a young whipper snapper.
And let me just say that Big D was a committed, “all in”, do whatever it takes to get better at football kind of a kid.
As a matter of fact,  if you were going to [...] Read More »

TOP 10 MUST READ BLOGS

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Take some time and check out these MUST READ blogs!!

FAMILY MATTERS BLOG:  This is the ministry blog of the one and only Dr. Tim Kimmel.
MISS BANANA PANTS:  My friend Michelle is a great mom and she is freakin hilarious.
THEY YOUTH CULTURE REPORT:  The YCR is genius!  Check it out and you’ll get a taste of the world your kiddos are living in.
SARAH MARKLEY:  This gal writes on family and marriage…you will love her stuff!
PETE WILSON:  Pete is the Sr. Pastor of Cross Point Church in Nashville.
COVENANT EYES:  This is a great blog from the internet safety leader [...] Read More »

5 BACK TO SKOOL SPEECHES EVERY PARENT MUST GIVE THEIR KIDS

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Praise God Almighty, Hallelujah, Majesty on High, Creator of the Universe!!

TEAM SPRAD GOES BACK TO SCHOOL THIS WEEK!!!!!
Did I say Hallelujah??
So get out you Big Chief and No.2 pencil because here are 5 BACK TO SKOOL SPEECHES EVERY PARENT MUST GIVE THEIR KIDS…

CHOOSE THE UNDERDOG SPEECH:  My daughter was at volleyball practice this week and I was hacked off at how many “skilled” Jr. High girls were laughing at the “less skilled” volleyball players.  I don’t think it is enough that parents teach their kids to not bully others, but I believe that we should teach our [...] Read More »

PARENTING TIPS FROM ADAM SANDLER

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Love him or hate him…this is way funny!!
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