Are You a Thermostat or a Thermometer?
Most of the marriage conflict I hear about comes from a husband or wife getting upset about something the other one said. A moment of insensitivity, a thoughtless comment, a selfish reaction to a spouse…
Learning To Lose and ‘Dropping the Rope’
Most men are competitive, whether we want to admit it or not. Look at the games we play. If we’re pretty good (translated: can be competitive), we’ll play the game. If we’re not, we won’t….
The Opposite of Loneliness
If there’s an epidemic in our culture, it’s loneliness. Especially among men. Take our built-in weakness in relational skills, add the demands of our work, season it with a double helping of isolation-enhancing technology, throw…
Remove the “D” Word From Your Marriage
If your marriage isn’t in trouble or hasn’t been, consider yourself incredibly blessed. Most couples go through some really bad stuff at some point. And the “bad stuff” has led to divorce more times than…
The “Heavy Water” of Trust
In a nuclear power plant, “heavy water” keeps the reactor cool as it burns the fuel, which creates the steam that turns the turbines that generate electricity. “Heavy water” is actually deuterium oxide, which is…
Where’s Her Heart?
I had lunch with one of “my guys” the other day. It was our “one on one” to get to know each other. He toured me around his office, introduced me to his partners, and…
Selflessness shines
Years ago, a dear friend encouraged me to invest in someone who could in no way pay me back. It was hard. If you think about it, it’s really hard. I finally went to a…
What’s Down In The Well
What’s down in the well comes up in the bucket. One of my young executives taught me a principle years ago that I’ve never forgotten. It was cathartic for me as a leader….and as a…
Love Is Not A Hole You Fall Into…
It’s a choice you make. And it’s not always an easy choice. Often, I just don’t feel like loving my wife, especially when she disagrees with me. Or when she’s failed to do things I’ve…
Passive husband? . . . It’s time to move!
(This post is from Boyd Bailey, whose “Wisdom Hunters” daily devotional is read by over 100,000 people daily. To subscribe, click here. You can also follow him @WisdomHunters on Twitter.) “So Ahab went home, sullen…
