Chad David

My wife and I have a tradition that we’re amazing at continuing.  At every one of our daughters’ birthdays, we have a fight.  It’s as impressive as it sounds.  Even better, we have three girls, so there are plenty of opportunities to keep that tradition alive.  I don’t know if … [Read more...]

The other night my wife called me out on being grouchy.  I can’t remember exactly how she put it, but it was something like “You’re normally the perfect husband, perfect father, and perfect person, but you seem slightly off from your normally perfect self.  Are you okay?” Yes, that’s … [Read more...]

It recently came to my attention that Christians will ask about God’s will, but we never really consider the devil’s.  I learned a long time ago that understanding the opposite of something will improve my overall understanding of it, so you’d think I would’ve clued into this concept sooner, … [Read more...]

A wise person once said, “There are three things I’ve learned to never discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin.”  Maybe this person wasn’t so wise since they were a fictional child who loved their blanket (if you didn’t know I’m talking about Linus from It’s the Great … [Read more...]

Some people prefer New Year’s over Christmas.  I like to call those people alcoholic (is that allowed?) I’ve never liked New Year’s whether the eve or the day.  New Year’s Eve is this high pressure to do something fun night, but unless you drink or like to gorge on food, what is there to … [Read more...]

When I was a kid, being nice was awesome.  Life was easier and it was an easy way to receive praise.  Random adults were quick to tell you how impressed they were with your polite words.  Other kids’ parents wanted you to be around their kids more.  If you were nice in school, … [Read more...]

God’s number one concern is idolatry.  He wants to be unquestionably number one in our lives.  Jesus made this clear in a passage that’s caused a lot of controversy: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own … [Read more...]

In the last lesson we considered the idea that the devil can use us to hurt and discourage others.  I don’t know if the devil was inspired by that lesson or if he simply wanted to “encourage” me to know I was right, but it was quite the week.  Four sets of people managed to leave my head … [Read more...]