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The Crazy Rules We Establish for Kids

by Michael Holland     Each year I’m committed to reading completely through the Bible.  This year I’m reading the Chronological Bible, which aligns events according to when they occurred. At the moment, I am in the Leviticus era, and no matter how many times I read through this book, I struggle with the tremendously detailed rules [...]

By |2014-11-10T07:23:42-05:00March 25th, 2014|Fathering Moments|Comments Off on The Crazy Rules We Establish for Kids

4 All-Nighters That Aren’t Good for Dads

by Michael Holland     I, like many of you out there, leveraged more than one all-nighter while in college in order to cram for a big project or test. Procrastination, underestimation of the work involved, and overconfidence in my capability to work well under pressure all were at work in rationalizing the all-nighters.   The success that [...]

By |2014-11-08T07:10:20-05:00March 14th, 2014|Fathering Moments|Comments Off on 4 All-Nighters That Aren’t Good for Dads

Are You a Wise Man Walking?

by Michael Holland     As we walk through each day, we make what seem to be minor decisions and take small actions to solve whatever problems might arise.  These decisions and actions in and of themselves are not wrong. But we should be asking ourselves if these decisions and actions are wise for us. Being wise [...]

By |2018-12-04T15:47:33-05:00February 25th, 2014|Man-Up Moments|Comments Off on Are You a Wise Man Walking?

The Best Dads Want Kids Who Are Thinkers

by Michael Holland     I believe one of the hardest behaviors I've had to learn as a dad is to hold back on solving a situation for one of my kids so that they can make their own decision.  It can be crushing to watch the events unfold, visualizing potential train wrecks as I struggle against [...]

By |2015-10-30T10:32:09-04:00February 15th, 2014|Fathering Moments|Comments Off on The Best Dads Want Kids Who Are Thinkers

Stop Dragging Your Kid to Church

by Michael Holland     At a church on any given Sunday, you can see the teenage kids taking their seats and playing the part.  They have been dragged unwillingly to church, so they put themselves into that dead space between being actively engaged and full-out rebellion.  They participate as little as possible, leverage technology as much [...]

By |2014-10-29T09:17:31-04:00February 7th, 2014|Fathering Moments|Comments Off on Stop Dragging Your Kid to Church

The Season of Life a Man Chooses

by Michael Holland     The perspective a man has on his season of life can yield tremendous insight.  What season are you currently in? What about other men in your life? What season of the year do you feel best represents the current season of your lives? Typically, we’d think that the answer would correlate to [...]

By |2014-11-19T07:48:28-05:00January 31st, 2014|Man-Up Moments|Comments Off on The Season of Life a Man Chooses

In My First Marriage

by Michael Holland     The words flowed easily for me: “. . . in my first marriage….” They referenced something that was a part of my life:  I was married before right out of college.  I consciously made that decision and it is part of my history, impacting who I am today.  But the reaction from [...]

By |2014-10-27T08:16:53-04:00January 22nd, 2014|Fathering Moments|Comments Off on In My First Marriage

Handing Out the 7 Envelopes

by Michael Holland     A couple days before Christmas, I told my daughter and her husband, who was home on leave from the Marines, that I had quest for them:  they were to go to a local Walmart or Target to deliver 7 envelopes.  I explained that I had put some cash in each envelope which [...]

By |2014-10-23T07:54:00-04:00January 11th, 2014|Man-Up Moments|Comments Off on Handing Out the 7 Envelopes

The Jedi Council: It Started With a Man’s Challenge

by Michael Holland     It started with a man’s challenge:  are we just going to talk about doing something or are we actually going to do it? Thus began our journey to strengthen ourselves as men on a mission.  We explore and study and discuss together what it means to live for Christ, love each other, [...]

By |2018-12-04T15:47:33-05:00December 3rd, 2013|Man-Up Moments|Comments Off on The Jedi Council: It Started With a Man’s Challenge

Walking PhD Reading List – Recent Books Read

By Michael Holland      In pursuit of my self-described Christian Businessman PhD, I started on a quest in early 2010 to read 100 books to increase my knowledge, exposure and intellect.  I achieved the goal in late 2012.  I now continue to read 30 to 40 book per year. Below are the books I have [...]

By |2018-12-04T15:47:34-05:00November 28th, 2013|Man-Up Moments|0 Comments