The Order of Submission If ever a word could be identified as an emotional trigger, it’s submission. And if submission is mentioned in the context of marriage, then dive for cover because the trigger just became a grenade! Do the following words sound familiar?...
Christians and National Cookie Month Did you know October is National Cookie Month? Not that I need an excuse to eat more cookies! Are you wondering about the connection between Christians and National Cookie Month? Stay with me a bit longer . . . Do you have a...
Feelings, Rights, Preferences, and Honor “Honor” is not a concept often mentioned in our culture these days. I worked in the corporate world for twenty years. As I climbed the corporate ladder, I moved from an entry-level role to senior executive positions for...
Tearing Down Walls in Difficult Relationships Have you seen this meme on social media? “Life is too short to put up with people who make us unhappy.” Some people live by that mantra. Are they right? Should we simply withdraw from people who create unnecessary...
Identifying Your Worldview Did you know you have a worldview? We all do, whether we realize it or not. And if we identify as a Christian, does that mean we have a Christian worldview? Or are we playing “Hokey Pokey” with our faith? Not everyone who identifies...
Are You Praying and Living TALL? I didn’t understand her comment. Our team had met for a working dinner meeting. We shared a meal and completed the planning portion of the session, and now the five of us sat around the dining room table sharing prayer requests....
Work Out Salvation by Running Bases? When we moved into our home twenty years ago, we installed new carpeting. But if you visit me today, a quick glance at the same carpets will tell you a lot about our habits without a word spoken. You could easily determine...
Are You Mastered or a Masterpiece? Did you know my bio is recorded in the Bible? Yup! Paul described me to a T when he wrote in Romans 7:15-19, “I do not understand what I do . . . For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I...
Losing Giants of the Faith The memorial service for pastor and author Tim Keller occurred earlier this week. We mourn another loss in the greater Christian community as his name is added to the list of apologetic giants who have recently passed on to the glory...
Is Your Purpose Out of Balance? I love my phone. Well, maybe not love. But I’m very attached. Except these days I may have to come up with a new name for this device. My mobile device used to be a phone—just a phone. Then it became a phone with a camera. No...
The Dreaded Christmas Letdown Christmas is my favorite holiday. Even as I continue to adjust to missing my...
A Christmas Carol Message: “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” We don’t often incorporate the word herald in our...
A Christmas Carol Message: “Silent Night” The quintessential Christmas carol, “Silent Night,” has an...