Subaru has captured the quintessential where did the time go moment. In a recent commercial...
Navigating Relationships
Don’t Put Your Pastor’s Wife on a Pedestal
Your Pastor’s wife doesn’t belong on a pedestal. She belongs on the pew next to you. She is like...
Forgiveness and Confrontation with Spouse
Luke 7:36-50 Before my wife and I started dating, we sat down with one another to discuss our...
Working Through Marital Issues
Men are called five times in the English version of Ephesians 5:22-33 to love their wives. The reason men can love our wives Paul says is because of Christ. Christ bled, died, and rose so His people could be empowered by the Holy Spirit to make much of Jesus. One of...
Resolving Conflict in Your Marriage with Grace and Truth
Some married couples never deal with their issues and leave conflict hanging there as if it will magically go away on its own. I know this because I saw it in my parent’s marriage. Issues were left unresolved which resulted in more fights about other issues. Soon...
Marriage Requires Sanctification
When my wife and I first got together over ten years ago, I thought that given how well things we’re going that married life would be a breeze. I should have known better given the marital difficulties I saw in my parents’ marriage and in that of others I knew. What I...
We Need Community
We went to Alaska a few years ago to visit relatives. Our cousins asked what we wanted to do during our visit. I immediately piped up, “Hiking!” They talked about a few nearby trails, casually mentioning a recent bear attack. “A bear attack?” I asked in a raised...
Practical Ways to Shepherd Our Wives to Jesus
My wife and I try to read once we get into bed. We started out doing well in our Bible reading plan, but we have lost consistency in that area. My wife had a birthday a couple of months ago. Like most of her birthdays or holidays that deal with gift giving, I always...