Perhaps you wore a gorgeous gown or a dashing tux when you stood before God and spoke your vows. You chose someone—out of all the people on the face of the earth—to be “the one” for you. You made noble promises on a glorious day. And then you began the daily business of marriage. You packed…
Gandalf said to Frodo, All we have to decide is what to do with the time given to us.” JRR Tolkien Like Frodo’s powerlessness over the growing evil in Middle-earth, we often find ourselves wishing we could control the times of our lives. But all we can do is use the time given to us –…
How does an adult male become a masculine man? How does true masculinity impact a marriage? In the beginning, “God created humans in his own image. He created them to be like himself. He created them male and female” (Genesis 1:27, ERV). Apparently, our human design as male or as female reflects something important about God. We…
Years ago, my husband and I kicked off a church retreat with a teaching on confession. Following the talk, we joined a prayer team around the perimeter of the space and invited folks to confess their sins. The first woman who approached me shrugged her shoulders apologetically and said, “I don’t have anything to confess.”…
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” -Matthew 7:3 As a counselor, I rarely give homework. It’s not that I am opposed to it; I used to hand it out as a middle school teacher. Once, though, I…
