Boys. In elementary school, we wanted to perform mock weddings with them on the playground, they wanted to pick teams and play kickball. Boys. In middle school, we were taller and they were smellier. Boys. In high school, we were picking out prom dresses and they were...
God and sex just don’t seem to go together, do they? In fact, we only really talk about it in Student Ministry. In that environment, we talk about it a lot. Actually, parents expect it, applaud it and make sure their kids are present and preferably on the front row...
Today it appears that a majority of pre-marital couples are choosing to “test drive” marriage before buying into it. What do I mean by that? Dawn and I are finding that upwards of 3 out of 5 Christian couples are choosing to cohabitate prior to marriage. It is...
As I write, I’m sitting before a fire in my living room. The fire is slowly going out. If I wanted to revive it, I would need to fan the flames a bit. This can be done by moving the logs around a little to stoke the embers. Or, I could simply blow a little air on...
For a couple to have a healthy and thriving marriage, there must be safety. Obviously, there must be physical safety. That goes without saying. But, what we have come to notice, there must equally be emotional and relational safety between spouses. How would we define...
Since the early years of our marriage, I never would promise Dawn I would not have an affair. In my mind, that could potentially give her false hope I would never let her down through relational betrayal. I wanted her hope to be in Christ Jesus and not in me...
