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There are a lot of questions when dating or talking to someone you are interested in.  In the beginning stages, […]

The world of dating is about as convoluted as you’d expect. Two messed-up sinners trying to figure out not only […]

During the holiday season, we always hear about going home or other family members coming home. It got me thinking […]

During the holiday season, we always hear about going home or other family members coming home. It got me thinking […]

Christmas is hard. Once you’ve lost someone you love, it’s bittersweet at best and terribly painful at worst. It’s a […]

What happens when society redefines family? Our teenagers are sorting through the wounds of a generation’s idea that family is whatever […]

I have always struggled with my tongue. From arguing to sarcasm to sharp, cutting words. I have memorized and meditated […]

I’m just a dad.  I don’t have a PhD in parenting. I haven’t studied personality theory nor have I researched […]

A salvation story doesn’t have to be R-rated to be powerful. We may not all be saved from a life […]

Mike: Sin and Brokenness “…Looking back,  I see there was no actual desire to pursue the things of God…  Nonetheless, […]

Often when I put my daughter to bed I will not only pray with her, but I’ll catch myself repeating […]

The following list is a great way… …to start loving your wife… …in a way that makes her flourish! Have […]

We’ve all done it. Stayed up late folding laundry or baking cookies or otherwise serving our kids.   We’ve also not done it. We’ve been […]

It was probably there inside me just waiting to get out, something about myself I didn’t know was possible. When […]

John 2:1-10 chronologically records the first miracle recorded in the Bible that Jesus performed: Turning water into wine at a […]

I recently wrote that Augustine, though raised by his Christian mother to love Jesus, was not a Christian for a […]

Shaping our boys is a daunting challenge. It’s one that lies heavy on every parent’s heart. I know it burdens […]

My whole life changed when I realized something as a young mama: Church was not enough. I know, I know […]

Have you ever wished for a “Redo” button? Have you ever had a day that started off so completely on […]

Around 9:00 every night, my dog Duke stares longingly up at the cabinet above my husband’s recliner. He knows exactly […]

Divorce.  In American society, it has become the norm. In fact, the United States has the sixth highest divorce rate […]

Divorce.  It’s an ugly word, isn’t it?  And yet in American society, it has become the norm. In fact, the […]

In 1972 the rapture movie A Thief in the Night was released, but I didn’t see it in a theater. I saw […]

The Bible Confirms Our Struggle The author of Ecclesiastes says that life is “meaningless” almost forty times over the twelve […]

On March 3, 2003 (3/3/3), my cousin Kevin and his wife Beth became parents for the first time when their […]

 The day my oldest daughter gave birth is a day forever imprinted in my memory. Since he was the first […]

My wife and I are old school.  We try really hard to teach our three daughters their manners.  We believe […]

Pornography is a deadly mistress. She stands poised with promises, willing and ready at a moment’s notice. She strikes unexpectedly, […]

Pornography addiction is most assuredly an androgynous affair, but for men in particular, the stimulus from pornography activates parts of […]

FOMO (the “fear of missing out”) is a real thing, and it’s more intense than ever. We’re afraid we’ll miss […]

Have you ever had a day that goes something like this: You are trying to leave for work and the […]

t I remember very clearly the day God showed me an important truth about my relationship with him. I’m either actively […]

First Timothy 6:6-10 says, ”But godliness with contentment is great gain.For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing […]

Dr. Spock. Neuropsychology. Behavior modification. Brain science. Energy profiling (huh??).  With the plethora of books, blogs, and methods on parenting […]

There are countless voices in our culture ringing through the air with definitions of what men should be like in […]

Searching… My email is like the pit of despair. I keep everything, you know, just in case. Like all the […]

Dear high school graduate, I see your smiling face, your parents’ arms thrown around you, hugging you tightly, and I […]

Eighteen years…Eighteen years and two months to be exact. That should have been plenty of time to prepare for what […]

“Mrs. Cline” the lady behind the receptionist desk called out.  I walked up and answered, “Yes.”  “Are you here for […]

It was around 1:00 in the morning when I was jarred awake by my wife slapping me in the chest […]

Last week’s revelation that fifty people had been charged in scams to get their kids into colleges illegally did not […]

Nafisa Morris is a young widow who writes Rekindling Joy, a blog that encourages others who have suffered similar losses. Her […]