Genesis 22 – How Much Do You Love Me?
When my children were young, they would randomly come up to me and ask, “How much do you love me?” I would tell them something like, “I love you more…
January 22, 2017 · 2 min read
Is Your Marriage Approaching Zero Gravity? – Part 1
When I hear the word “gravity,” I think of different things. I think of an apple falling on Newton’s head. I think of the John Mayer song, “Gravity.”…
January 19, 2017 · 4 min read
Genesis 21 – Who Do You Trust?
When it comes to trust, we all tend to favor one of three choices: We trust in ourselves, we trust in others or we trust in God. In Genesis chapter…
January 18, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 20 – Are You Afraid to Speak Up?
Have you ever felt you needed to speak up about something, but you didn’t for fear that others wouldn’t receive it well? Maybe you were afraid your…
January 17, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 19 – Stop Procrastinating and Start Packing
What parent hasn’t had the experience of telling their child it was time to go, only to find them dragging their feet and trying to negotiate the…
January 16, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 18 – Back to Basics
When we’re young, we’re taught the basics… Say “please” and “thank you.” Sit up straight at the table. Be kind to others. Don’t lie. As we get older…
January 15, 2017 · 2 min read
Would You Lay Down Your Life For Your Spouse?
When asked, “What would you be willing to do for your spouse?” most of us are quick to profess how we would lay down our life for our spouse. We…
January 10, 2017 · 4 min read
Genesis 17 – Going Under the Knife
Would you join a club that required you to have surgery on an extremely private and intimate part of your body? Probably not. Yet this is exactly…
January 8, 2017 · 2 min read
What Does a Ham Have to Do With Marriage?
At the beginning of every year, we look at things we can do to make the new year better. But when it comes to marriage, what you do now will not only…
January 3, 2017 · 4 min read
Genesis 16 – Can I Help?
Ever have a problem you felt God was not handling, or at least not handling quickly enough? When this happens, we often try to do something logical…
January 2, 2017 · 2 min read
Genesis 15 – The Power of Believing
In the Star Wars movie “The Empire Strikes Back,” the Jedi master Yoda raises Luke Skywalker’s ship out of the Dagobah swamp using nothing but the…
December 29, 2016 · 2 min read
A Quiet Christmas
It’s Christmas morning 2016, and I’m up early. Not because there are children clambering to open presents, but because I received the gift of a sinus…
December 25, 2016 · 4 min read
How to Remove That Fishy Smell in Marriage
In my last Normal Marriage post, I talked about the fishy smell that occurs in marriage when you run away from something you know you need to do. In…
December 21, 2016 · 3 min read
How to Avoid that Fishy Smell in Marriage
Even if you’re not particularly religious, you’re probably familiar with the biblical story of Jonah. Jonah was a guy who didn’t want to do what God…
December 13, 2016 · 6 min read
Genesis 14 – Give Credit Where Credit is Due
I didn’t like group projects in school, because one person would do most of the work while those who did little took the credit. When a group of…
November 25, 2016 · 2 min read
Genesis 13 – The Gift That Gives Back
One holiday season, my family and I passed a man collecting donations for a charity. He was using an up-turned tambourine to collect the money, so I…
November 24, 2016 · 2 min read
Change Your Gratitude
Have you ever wished you could change your marriage? Maybe you were at odds with your spouse or maybe your marriage had just become mundane and…
November 24, 2016 · 5 min read
Genesis 12 – Chosen
I was the kid who was always the last one to be picked when choosing up sides for basketball, baseball or any sport. I didn’t know much about sports…
November 16, 2016 · 2 min read
How to Move From a Marriage That’s Stuck to a Marriage That Sticks
Ok, confession time. When I was a teenager, I got stuck parking. I’m not talking about parking your car in a parking spot at Walmart. I’m talking…
November 14, 2016 · 6 min read
Genesis 11 – One Tower, Two Sins
The other day I watched my granddaughter building a tower out of blocks. As the tower grew higher, so did her pride. But the tower would eventually…
November 12, 2016 · 2 min read
Quote – Silence
“Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” Elie Weisel from his Nobel prize…
November 8, 2016 · 1 min read
Genesis 9-10 – Fresh Start, Same Heart
“If I could just start fresh, things would be different!” We think a fresh start will change things, so we change houses, jobs, locations and even…
November 6, 2016 · 2 min read
Derailing Disappointment
If you’ve ever been disappointed, you know how easy it is for disappointment to derail you. I see this with my grandchildren. They always have a list…
October 31, 2016 · 4 min read
Genesis 6 – Turn Up the Contrast
Each evening, I watch the national news on one of the 3 major networks. The pattern for the news broadcast is the same each night. Most of the…
October 31, 2016 · 2 min read