I received an e-mail from a husband and father explaining the process of going from zero to hero in the past three years. It has been a process, starting with his relationship with God, his relationship to his wife, and now it has spilled over into his relationships with his children, in his marketplace and in his community.
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Posted by Chris Hogan on Mar 03, 2011
Learn how to connect in relationships by building bridges of communication across the “ocean of emotion.” Every relationship will experience at some point the “ocean of emotion.” These are defining moments in which we have the opportunity to become a hero by willingly losing our lives, or a zero by trying to save our lives.
Posted by Chris Hogan on Feb 05, 2008
This conference will assist you in hearing God’s desires for you as a person and teach you what matters most in your relationships with your family. You will learn how to facilitate open communication and mutual understanding. It will give you the compassion and courage you need to be a noble disciple of Jesus Christ.
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Bob Wright was a teacher of 42 years and a dorm parent overseas for teen-age children in bording school. He speaks from experience when he shares with parents how to be unflappable when children question your convictions and preferences because they are really testing to see if you are safe enough to discuss the real issues of their lives.
Posted by Chris Hogan on Aug 21, 2007
I asked Christy Wright to develop an article regarding a daughter’s perspective on giving her heart to her father. A daughter wants to know that her father delights in her first. She knows this by how attentive he is to listening to her heart. Once she entrusts him with her heart, she now wants to know what he is going to do with her heart. Christy is a mature, wise daughter with years of experience in working through these issues and does a wonderful job giving voice to a daughters greatest concern regarding her heart.
Continue Reading » Posted by Chris Hogan on Jun 20, 2007
My good friend Geoff Botkin shared with me how he reworked the courageous conversation questions into a simple user friendly format that he uses.
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Posted by Administrator on Jun 14, 2007
Six balancing truths to ensure that chores won’t turn into drudgery. You will also learn the five steps for training a child to do a chore.
Posted by Chris Hogan on Mar 23, 2007
Learn 12 questions that we all ask ourselves while working, but especially children when they are doing chores. When a child is able to answer these questions affirmatively in their heart they will be energized to do their chores.
Posted by Chris Hogan on Mar 16, 2007
The greater the involvement the greater will be the commitment. Learn five elements to a noble plan that will develop buy-in, and commitment to chores.
Continue Reading » Posted by Chris Hogan on Mar 16, 2007
A forty year study by Harvard University confirms that chores are a key factor to success in life. Learn about five qualities that chores develop in the life of children.
Posted by Chris Hogan on Mar 16, 2007
A real eye-opener of what makes a parent a credible messenger from a child’s perspective. This article was written by Dena Conzatti along with the help of her brothers and sisters.
Posted by Chris Hogan on Feb 28, 2007
Learn three things you can do during family communion that can prevent prodigal children and develp harmony in your home.
Posted by Chris Hogan on Dec 24, 2006
Learn the four stages of developing understanding. (1) Simple Understanding, (2) Mental Understanding, (3) Intimate Understanding, (4) Spiritual Understanding.
Posted by Chris Hogan on Aug 08, 2006
Let me share with you a common scenario I have seen among eager parents which could be described by our children in the following way:
1. Mom and Dad desire to see us be mighty in Spirit.
2. Mom and Dad demand that we become mighty in Spirit by doing certain things.
3. Mom and Dad judge us if we don’t measure up to those things, which makes our home a combat zone. We fear that everything we say or do will be held against us in the court of family law.
4. When Mom and Dad judge us as guilty, we come under their fearful control, which makes us resist and want to rebel.
5. Family relationships are not reconciled through the cross of Christ; but bitterness, blame and shame separate us from the love of God—and from one another
Posted by Chris Hogan on Jun 14, 2006
As I have spent time in many homes having courageous conversations with sons and daughters I have found a question which daughters have in the depths of their hearts that they are hoping a father can help them answer.
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This is a story about a son who learned what it meant to be a noble man in the midst of having a courageous conversation.
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What does the country need?…But we want women, strong of soul, yet lowly with that rare meekness, born of gentleness;
Continue Reading » Posted by Chris Hogan on Apr 26, 2006
A few weeks ago I shared with a good friend some insights from the gospel of Mark, chapter four. Here are the insights he sent back to me with some wonderful applications to fatherhood. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
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Three stories that illustrate the simple secrets that lead to success God’s way.
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Recently I have been coming to the conclusion that the problems I faced as a father and husband are being faced by most men.
Continue Reading » Posted by Chris Hogan on Mar 30, 2006
That first conversation was truly ground breaking for my father and me and our relationship. Now we have a way to go to one another and quickly defuse any growing tension. It’s not about never failing. It’s not about being adequate or inadequate. It’s about never stopping the pursuit of relationship.
Continue Reading » Posted by Chris Hogan on Mar 30, 2006
Recently I was confronted with the brutal facts of my children’s lack of knowledge in basic science. My father had spent the afternoon with many of his younger grandchildren. My young niece began teaching my children about the globe, the equator, and how to determine what time it is in the world, using a globe. (At the time, my oldest daughter was eleven years old.) My dad expressed his disappointment that my children did not know these facts. I realized he was right; my children probably lacked other academic knowledge as well. I was being measured by the standards of the public school system, and I was coming up wanting. During the conversation I realized that my goals for home education were very different than the goals of public schools. I confessed to my dad that we were failing in some areas of academic progress. I then shared the goals we have for home education.
Continue Reading » Posted by Chris Hogan on Nov 01, 2005
I’ve been learning much about what causes a child to become a prodigal and the ability to prevent this tragedy. In the last couple of months, I have been invited into a few situations where older children have closed off and turned their hearts away from their fathers or mothers. I have been gaining wisdom as I have had many courageous conversations with these young people and then related the feedback to the parents so we can develop a noble plan to restore their relationships with their children. I would like to share a story with you about what we fathers sometimes forget.
Continue Reading » Posted by Chris Hogan on Jan 14, 2005