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Category: Letters to Joshua

  • A Real Man Raises the Flag

    Dear Josh, In World War Two, there was a major battle fought over the control of a strategic island called Iwo Jima. The Department of the Navy described the importance of this battle like this: “Iwo Jima, which means Sulfur Island, was strategically important as an air base for fighter escorts supporting long-range bombing missions…

  • What Would You Say?

    I had an interesting Internet reaction to something that I had written recently.  I periodically write a series of articles called Letters to Joshua.  One of these got picked up on a website called TheFatherLife.  I was writing a letter to Josh about Proverbs 1:7, which says “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of…

  • Letters to Joshua- Ten Commandments: Overview

    Dear Josh, One of the interesting things that seem to be going on in our country is a desire to keep the things of God separate from the government.  You have probably heard people talk about the separation of Church and State.  This idea was spawned way back even before the United States was even…

  • Letters to Joshua: Sometimes You Win Sometimes You Lose

    Dear Josh, Do you remember how you felt when we won the cake-decorating contest at the Cub Scout Banquet? Boy, there is nothing like winning. Very little compares to trying to do your best and coming out on top. The blue ribbon is something to be cherished. In this life you will not win every…

  • One of My Letters to Joshua Got Published

    Check out my post at http://www.thefatherlife.com This is a pretty cool site geared toward men and fatherhood in general.  Our writing team at Ready Aim Life (www.readyaimlife.com) has been interacting with TheFatherLife Team and we are posting over there about once a week.  Guys there are really a lot of neat sites out there with…

  • Letters to Joshua: Knowledge Begins with Fearing the Lord

    Dear Josh, Over the next several years you will spend much time gathering knowledge at school. Already you have learned to read. I remember just a couple of years ago when you were learning your letters. Education is a great thing and your understanding of things will greatly increase as you spend time studying. But,…

  • Letters to Joshua: Bible Verses to Live By: Proverbs 3:5-6

    Dear Josh, Here is one of my favorite verses when I am not sure what to do. 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.  Love, Dad Photo by jtloweryphotography

  • Letters to Joshua: A Real Man Looks for the Great Reward

    Dear Josh, Do you remember the morning that we went into Wal-Mart and looked for the most expensive thing we could find? Wal-Mart is a real interesting place to look for expensive things. They work so hard to make sure everything is the best price so that their customers can “Save Money and Live Better”.…

  • Letters to Joshua: A Real Man Raises the Flag

    Dear Josh, The third characteristic that Mr. Lewis refers to in his list is a real man leads courageously. Courage has been defined as taking action in spite of your fear. Everybody get afraid. The key to being a man is doing something even when you are afraid. In the picture above you see a…

  • Letters to Joshua: A Real Man Steps Up to the Plate

    Dear Josh, I remember the first real baseball game my dad ever saw me play. I was 14 and he had come in from Las Vegas to visit. I was the leadoff batter and we were the visiting team, so I was the very first batter. Unbelievably, I hit my very first homerun over the…

  • Letters to Joshua: A Real Man Doesn’t Put His Head in the Sand

    Dear Josh, I want to spend a little time unpacking the definition of manhood that I mentioned last week. If you remember we were using a definition from Robert Lewis’ book Raising a Modern-Day Knight. He says that a real man rejects passivity. Passivity is a big word that I think you will understand a…

  • Letters to Joshua: What does it mean to be a real man?

    Dear Josh, Tomorrow you turn 7 years old and I have been racking my brain about how to tie this birthday into a bigger picture manhood plan for you. I have been re-reading a book by Robert Lewis called Raising a Modern-Day Knight. He subtitles it “A Father’s Role In Guiding His Son To Authentic…