by Paul Chappell | Jun 16, 2012 | Family
While sorting through my files recently, I came across the file of letters from my children. As I read through their years of notes, I saw highlighted in their own handwriting four gifts they have given to me through the years. In some measure, each of my children...
by Paul Chappell | Apr 23, 2012 | Christian Life, Family
Before my family celebrated my birthday last week, my daughter googled, “What to get a man for his fiftieth birthday.” (You can guess which birthday they were celebrating.) Danielle’s search pulled several web pages that offered the same gift suggestion—time with...
by Paul Chappell | Mar 20, 2012 | Christian Life, Family, Ministry Leadership
A legacy of faithfulness is the accumulation of an entire life, and I know that I’m still a work in progress. But I am thankful for faithful men who have invested in me, and I would like to share what they have handed to me. I have tried to practice these seven...
by Paul Chappell | Feb 10, 2012 | Christian Life, Family
One of the greatest dangers to any relationship—especially marriage—is fantastical expectations. Somewhere along the line, we buy into lies from the enemy of what marriage should be and what our spouses should give us. The predictable result of these unreasonable...
by Paul Chappell | Nov 22, 2011 | Christian Life
It’s just a simple box on the closet shelf of our bedroom, but it holds years of memories. I first got the idea to incorporate the “Thanksgiving Box” into part of our family holiday tradition when our children were quite young. One year, after our Thanksgiving dinner,...