children – DAVE GIPSON

Wounds

beliefSeptember 4, 20255KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Before God can use you in a huge way, first you need a really good wound. Or in the words of A.W. Tozer, “It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply". That’s the reason few are lining up for a dose of what I’d call “real Christianity”,…

Offerings

beliefAugust 16, 20254KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Most every week, I have to throw something away. Please don’t tell my kids - I don’t think they’d understand. My girls are constantly making crafts. I’m proud of their creativity, but we are seriously running out of walls to hang all the “paintings” on they churn out. But those are not the worst of…

When you’re a father…

belief, parentingOctober 24, 2024762Views 0Likes 0Comments

My girls are taking swimming lessons now. One has almost perform form on her strokes. Watching her swim is a thing of beauty. But the other one? She flails about like a goose trying to take off. Her arms flap on top of the water like a basset hound’s oversized ears. Does watching her give…

Second Chance Dad

UncategorizedNovember 18, 2015799Views 0Likes 1Comment

This is a picture of my new baby girl who just turned two-years-old. I remember the exact moment and where I was when she entered my life. Her name is Elizabeth (“Ellie” for short) and she is my second chance at being a dad. It’s not that I was a bad dad the…