I wake up early and move through the same order every day without deciding to: coffee, my chair, Bible, news, a kiss from my wife. That is not just routine. Coffee tells me the day has started. Scripture sets my spiritual compass. These are rituals, purpose-full habits that reflect intention, and they run through every family whether designed or not. A 50-year review of family research found the plain, repeated stuff, dinnertime, bedtime, chores, mattered more than the vacati

Every family runs on rules nobody ever announced. Norms aren't taught with a lecture, they're read, the same way a kid reads a room: tone of voice, whether beds get made, whether the table gets cleared. A survey of 24,000 parents found something backward, holding the line on household rules made parenting feel harder but made the relationship stronger. Your kids aren't listening to your rules. They're reading your room, and what they see becomes the norm they carry into their

My grown children have no memory of 9/11. My two-week-old granddaughter never will either, though she will grow up shaped by the world it left behind. Pew research says that 10% of adults today were born after 2001. Twenty-five years after the event, telling this story is our responsibility and privilege (Psalm 78:4). It is a story of courage and sacrifice in the face of evil, and three truths about God that outlast tragedy...truths that we should never forget.

John Wooden won 10 national championships in 12 years, but before a single play was ever drawn up, he taught his players how to tie their shoes correctly. Confidence isn't built by what your kids hear. It's built through repeated, coached practice, the small, overlooked details most dads skip. This week, Dad Academy breaks down why real confidence starts at the bottom, and how one overlooked skill in your home could be the foundation your family needs.

Most parents think of summer as a break from school. What if it became something more? Summer is filled with opportunities to help your children grow through everyday experiences. From camping and cooking to serving and solving problems together, the lessons they learn now can build competency, confidence, and character that lasts a lifetime. Before school begins again, help your kids go back with something more than great memories—help them go back prepared for life.

Courage isn't just what you do. It's how you live. And it's reflected in what you say. The root word for courage is the Latin word cor — strength of heart. Courageous people live from the inside out. And the way we teach our kids to interact with others is training their heart. There are four phrases courageous people say: "thank you," "You're welcome," "I'm sorry, " and "I forgive you." Dads have the opportunity to model every one of them and the responsibility to train his