Submission to Oneness (Part II)
“Marital bliss”, if there is such a thing, happens when we experience ‘oneness’ with our mates. That ‘oneness’ is elusive . . . it usually lasts a few seconds. We want it to last hours,…
Submission to Oneness
“Submit” may be THE most controversial word in the Bible, especially when it’s used by a man talking about a woman. It’s really hard to submit to anything or anyone. It takes a huge commitment…
How Are You Defined?
A young dad pours out his heart over his teenaged son. The kids’ been taught to do the right thing . . . loved consistently, mentored, challenged and developed to be a college freshman who…
A Call to Humility
If I could secretly reach into the heart of every man and turn the knobs, the first one I’d look for would be labeled Humility. It would have an arrow pointing one way toward Humble…
The Bait and Switch
Everyone who gets married gets surprised. There’s things you find out after the wedding you didn’t know before hand. And it’s mutual . . . she’s going to discover things about you she didn’t fathom…
What Radical Husbands Do
This is what I’ve been working on for 45 years. Not the book, my marriage. What’s bigger than our marriages? Our marriages might be the most valuable thing we have and the most undervalued thing…
Four Ways to Deal with Regret
I run into two kinds of Jesus-followers. The ‘good guys’ who grew up in church, mostly did the right thing and ended up marrying the homecoming queen. The second kind ‘wandered off the farm’ and screwed…
Memorial Day and Good Friday
On Veterans Day and Memorial Day, the conversation turns to those who’ve served and died for our country. My brother is one of those. He volunteered to join the Army, willingly went to Vietnam at…
Plan or Perspective
They say they’re no ‘foxhole atheists’. When the chips are down-I mean really down, most people will cry out to God. Prayer in those situations is pretty straight-up. “Get me out of here” or “Please…
Teaching Compassion to Your Kids (Part II)
Here’s the last half of “10 Things you must teach your kids about compassion” from All Pro Dad1 6. Furry Friends Do you have a family pet? Animals teach many great qualities. Compassion is…
