Encouragement or a Broken Spirit
I talk to many parents, and every parent or guardian wants the best for their child. They push them to work hard, be disciplined, and...
Jerry Clark
Mar 72 min read
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Split the Parents
Parenting can be one of the most blissful or challenging issues we face. The balance of juggling responsibilities, decisions, and...
Jerry Clark
Sep 15, 20232 min read
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Self-built glasshouses of pain
We put up walls to keep the pain out and wind up cementing the hurt in. We keep emotional pain inside and build walls around us thinking...
Jerry Clark
Jul 15, 20222 min read
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Once upon a time...
Once upon a time, an old Cherokee told his grandson about a great battle he would face. The grandson sat down to listen. He was eager and...
Jerry Clark
Jun 20, 20222 min read
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Let me tell you what I need from you...
“Let me tell you what I need from you before I tell you what I’m gonna to tell you.” —Jerry D Clark When you begin to talk and do not...
Jerry Clark
Jun 17, 20222 min read
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got blinders?
I got to thinking about horses wearing blinders. Blinders keep horses narrowly focused on the task or road ahead. It reduces their field...
Jerry Clark
Jun 13, 20222 min read
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Turning frustration to fascination
Think of the last time you were disrupted by something outside of your control. It might have been bumper-to-bumper traffic, being late...
Jerry Clark
Jun 10, 20222 min read
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The tip of the iceberg...
I observe often that we do not talk in-depth enough, we talk on the surface and too much information goes unspoken. We hit the highlights...
Jerry Clark
Jun 8, 20222 min read
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Who writes the script?
In today’s world, letting go for some parents is extremely difficult. I firmly believe parents do the best they know how to do with the...
Jerry Clark
Jun 6, 20222 min read
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Backyard Chat podcast
Recently I got to speak on Backyard Chat Podcast | @cbgumc with Melissa Harrison, Children’s Ministry Director, and Karen Tyler,...
Jerry Clark
Jun 3, 20221 min read
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Build a better family
How do you build a family that meets life head on with strategic and intentional purpose? Families are complex social systems consisting...
Jerry Clark
May 30, 20222 min read
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Parents are the pinnacle of the household
Kids should be allowed to ‘go between’ parents but never allowed to ‘come between’ them. It seems almost innate for a child to ask one...
Jerry Clark
May 27, 20222 min read
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