“I am the chief sinner.” Who would say something like that? We might be ready to nominate someone else for “chief sinner” at times, but we don’t often suggest ourselves. But in a letter to a young pastor, Paul wrote, “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—and I am the worst of them…
It has been said, You can either be right or you can be happy. I teach a multigenerational adult Sunday school class, and just recently a seasoned couple from our class shared a profound insight that really struck me. This couple has a great marriage, and they have raised three children and are now standing…
With college and NFL football games fading from TV screens across the country, it might be a good time to share a parting insight that can help men communicate more effectively with their wives. It involves a part of the game we often carry off the field and into our marriages – a communication pattern…
We’ve all heard the tongue clucking tale of the jittery bride who exchanges her stilettos for sneakers and high-tales it out of the sanctuary before she can even catch a glimpse of her groom’s puppy dog eyes and wanton lips! Perhaps some of us more battle weary brides are no longer clucking our tongues but…
When I think about the word “humility,” I am almost immediately drawn to its application to areas of my life where I’ve been puffed up with a self-promoting pride. I picture snapshots of time when I was so convinced of my own strength and abilities that I was blind to the One who sustained me…
