A Prophetic Word for our Relationships

This weekend at Next Level Church, we’re concluding our “The Big Game” series. For 6 weeks, we’ve been talking about how we win at our relationships. In part 1, I introduced a concept that has been sparking quite a bit of buzz: Conflict in our relationships is the #1 tool God uses to shape us…

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A Lesson in Margin from my 2 Boys!

This morning on the way to school, I had the opportunity to teach my 7 year old and 4 year old about Margin. I was attempting to help them understand why we want our mornings to be Peaceful and not Stressful. Here’s a synopsis. We live crazy lives. Which is okay, in fact we prefer…

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"Hey Daddy, we have a Surprise for you!"

… were the words I heard when I walked in the door tonight. But I had to play the “Hot and Cold,” game to find it. It was so cute watching my 2 boys in their “I don’t do Mistletoe” pajamas leading me around our house all the while saying, “You’re gettin’ warmer…” or “You’re…

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How do you explain Daylight Savings Time to a 7 year old?!?

So last weekend, my oldest son, Will, started asking me about the time change. (Of course, he thinks the time change is just a great excuse to go to bed an hour later and get up an hour earlier) so this has been no small amount of trepidation on our part! Anyway… So Monday morning…

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A Great Veterans Day Talk with my Son

So time change has been no small adjustment for the Keller boys. My oldest actually thinks that it’s cool that he gets up an hour earlier now. More time to be awake I guess. Anyway, this morning at 6:15 am, Will came in and was laying in our bed while I was praying in the…

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Legos & Love!!!

So I’m playing legos with my 4 year old son, Drew, the other night. We were building a tower next to a swimming pool, that started out as a space ship or something, I don’t know. During the building process, there was a tall staircase that I was in the process of placing on the…

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Who are you taking the journey with?

Today is the first day of school for my kids, and several thousand other kids here in Southwest Florida. My prayer for my kids as they start this school year is the same as it has been since last year at this time. It’s a simple one, but I believe it is an absolutely, priceless…

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