Last week I wrote a post about how to stop sinful behaviours. In truth, I only gave half the answer. I wrote about recognizing how wretched we are and continuously dying to self. I focused on that because as Christians, we tend to skip that
People say some interesting things regarding God’s presence. I’ve heard two different people remark, after participating in the same church service: Wow, God was really present today, that worship service was so uplifting. And You could tell God just wasn’t with us today. The worship
Recently I was talking with someone about Christianity. She had grown up in a legalistic church environment where one must perform certain actions, dress a certain way, fit a certain mold, speak using specific terms in order to be considered “saved”. In Christianity, we have
I get emails weekly from readers who, sadly, are in marriages with non-Christians, while they themselves are believers. Some find themselves in this situations due to a loss of faith by their spouse, who used to believe, but far more often, it’s because they have
Last month my pastor did a sermon series on the life of David, and he brought out a point that I felt had applications in marriage. It’s the idea of being careful who you listen to, because they can invade your thoughts, they can mess
A couple of weeks ago our church started 10 days of prayer. For 10 days members showed up at the church every night to pray for about an hour and a half. We prayed for our members, for our church, for ourselves. We even prayed
Porn has become almost ubiquitous in our society, it’s everywhere, just behind the scenes. An estimated 50% of Christian men struggle with porn addiction at some point in their life (including pastors), and the last number I heard for women was 30% and climbing. So,
This is just a quick post for those who have been anxiously anticipating the birth of our newest addition. Well, he arrived this afternoon, weighing in at 9lbs, 15oz. Birth was quick, if not painless. Fingers and toes are all accounted for. We didn’t get
Is oral sex wrong before marriage? After all, it’s not technically fornication if it doesn’t include intercourse, right? What’s the harm?
A question that comes up often in my talks with spouses is “When do I give up hope?” After all, if divorce isn’t an option and you can’t make your spouse do anything, what are the chances that they’re just going to “come around” and be
Ever wonder what household leadership feels like in terms of responsibility for the husband? Think it’s all just fun and getting your way? Guess again.