by Jason Dykstra | Sep 12, 2022 | Growth, Story
It was a blast from the past. Last week I was walking through my fourth grader’s school, seeing his first locker, and sitting on a tiny stool that hadn’t fit my backside for 30 years. His teacher described her vision for the year, and I wondered how on...
by Jason Dykstra | Aug 18, 2022 | Growth, Theology
TikTok, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook, and probably being cool…all things I’ve learned from young people. As the new school year approaches, a new class is coming to college, and soon I will meet many of them and be shocked how baby-faced some of them are....
by Jason Dykstra | Jun 14, 2022 | Growth, Practical
Here I am, about to celebrate this special day of dadding by preparing for a 17-hour mini-van trip around Lake Michigan! Exotic, you say? Well, yes, the endless construction and Wisconsin shoreline are quite lovely. No sarcasm at all. And although being pampered on a...
by Jason Dykstra | Apr 21, 2022 | Funny, Growth
The Auto-feeder! Baby not included. Many of the young adults I’ve worked with are now at the age where they’re having kids of their own…one just last week in fact! This brings back lots of precious baby memories and makes me head right for our family...
by Jason Dykstra | Feb 14, 2022 | Growth
It’s a phrase we all use. Sometimes as a joke when we have an oopsy, sometimes as a warning when we’re threatened. “Don’t judge me” may be silly or serious, but it’s always a defense. An ubiquitous and even reflexive wall we throw...
by Jason Dykstra | Nov 22, 2021 | Growth, Practical
You’ve almost certainly been there. For the sake of the greater good, you needed to have a conversation with someone. But you know it will be hard, as the topic is one people don’t often discuss. You try to anticipate how it will be received and therefore how to...
