The Happy Wife Pledge
I used to think marriage hinged on picking the right woman. Choose well and you’ll have it made. Then I grew up some and decided it was a 50-50 deal. If my wife and I…
Spiritual Growth
Devotional-style readings to help you grow and develop wisdom as a spouse, parent, friend, leader, and most importantly, as a Jesus-follower.
Too busy? 5 questions to ask yourself
I’m not going to go off on how busy we are. I’m not going to mention the study showing young people almost never unhook from smart phones and technology. I’m pretty sure I’m not the…
Daddy’s Money
My dad might have failed in a lot of ways, but managing money wasn’t one of them. He knew exactly how much he had and what it was being used for. Every payday, he’d dole…
Our “Preventer” God
Talking about the different names of God is ‘old school’ because it’s Old Testament. Unless the preacher is pulling out a story to make a point, we don’t hear many pure theology sermons these days….at…
Who Ya Gonna’ Call?
As a man, I’m not all that crazy about asking for help. No stopping to ask for directions…I’ll figure it out on my own. So what if I make a couple of wrong turns, go…
“Are You Jesus?”
(A close friend sent me this. I didn’t live it or write it. I wish I had) A few years ago, a group of salesmen went to a regional sales convention in Chicago. They had…
“P” or “J”? “Usher” or “Bouncer”?
Everybody I know has taken the Myers-Briggs personality test at one time or another. Most can remember their letters, like “ENTJ” or “ISTP”. The test was built in the 1920’s from the work of psychologist…
All Roads (Should) Lead to Progress
A young friend of mine is screwing up his marriage so bad, I can hardly watch. If there’s a list of things to do wrong, he can check every box. I asked my friend John…
The “God life” and EXCLUSIVITY
Some time back, I read where someone asked Carl Sandburg (the famous North Carolina poet whose words were like a magnifying glass to human emotion) what was his least favorite word. His answer? The word…
The Marriage Cage
Marriage is easy when you’re feeling the love. But when you aren’t, marriage feels like a cage: “I’m trapped in here with this woman I don’t love and who doesn’t love me. I can’t get…
