2 Kings 8-10 – How Could a Loving God Allow This?
Every day, we hear of “random” acts of violence, people who have everything making “senseless” decisions that cost them everything, and people who…
July 20, 2021 · 2 min read
2 Kings 7 – Truth
Do you ever get tired of trying to figure out who’s right and who’s wrong? If you parent siblings, you frequently find yourself wondering, “Who’s…
July 13, 2021 · 2 min read
The List – Let Your Personality Override Your Responsibility
Note: We are currently in a series called “The List.” The list refers to a list of ways you can lose your marriage and is based on information…
July 8, 2021 · 6 min read
2 Kings 6 – Your Insecurity or His Sovereignty?
If you go to garage sales, you know the scene… A variety of clothes hung on a clothesline between two trees. A folding table with random and…
July 6, 2021 · 2 min read
The List – Don’t Deal With Your Past Trauma
Note: We are currently in a series called “The List.” The List refers to a list of ways you can lose your marriage and is based on information…
July 1, 2021 · 5 min read
2 Kings 5 – Two Things That Always Make Sense
THIS DOESN’T MAKE SENSE While in seminary, I served as a hospice chaplain to patients who were diagnosed with 6 months or less to live. There was a…
June 29, 2021 · 2 min read
The List – Put Your Kids Ahead of Your Spouse
Note: We are currently in a series called “The List.” The list refers to a list of ways you can lose your marriage, and is based on information…
June 23, 2021 · 7 min read
2 Kings 4 – Use Your Superpowers
If you had superpowers, what would you do? Most of us would say something like, “help others.” But wouldn’t it be tempting to use your power to do a…
June 22, 2021 · 2 min read
The List – Stop Spending Time Together
Some time ago, I spent a few days thinning out over 20 years of counseling files. As I went through each individual file, it was like a trip down…
June 17, 2021 · 5 min read
2 Kings 3 – Rediscovering What We’ve Forgotten
When my children were little, they had more toys than they could play with on a regular basis. Consequently, as they played with their favorite toy…
June 15, 2021 · 2 min read
How to be Happy with a Less-Than-Perfect Marriage
MY MISTAKE When I served as a minister to single adults, I’m afraid I made a serious mistake. No, I didn’t have an illicit relationship with someone…
June 10, 2021 · 5 min read
2 Kings 2 – Little Things
Little things are important. If you don’t do the little things for your car…like changing the oil, rotating the tires, checking the fluid levels…it…
June 8, 2021 · 2 min read
Being Married is Like Playing Poker
I’M NOT A GAMBLER I’m not much of a gambler. Never have been. It’s not that I have some moral stance against gambling. I’ve just never felt the need…
June 3, 2021 · 6 min read
2 Kings 1 – Fishing for Answers
When you were growing up and needed to get your parents to sign off on something, didn’t you know which parent was more likely to say “yes” to what…
June 1, 2021 · 2 min read
Some Things About Growing Old Together…
THE ROMANTIC When people (particularly young people) are getting married, they post things on social media like… “I can’t wait to spend the rest of…
May 27, 2021 · 3 min read
1 Kings 21-22 – You Can’t Get Away With It!
Some people just don’t get it. Do you know the type? These people don’t listen, even though the message is clear and strong. They keep walking down…
May 25, 2021 · 2 min read
How to Love Two Spouses
No, this post is not about polygamy or sister wives. It’s just that sometimes it can feel like you’re married to two spouses at the same time; the…
May 20, 2021 · 4 min read
1 Kings 20 – Disregarding God
Have you ever done something good for someone, only to have that person disregard you? When that happens, your response is often, “How could they do…
May 18, 2021 · 2 min read
Signs of Life
I was talking to a friend who is somewhat particular about his yard, and he told me there are two parts of his yard that are his favorite spots. I…
May 13, 2021 · 3 min read
1 Kings 19 – Will You Get Back in the Game?
Everyone goes through difficult and draining times…even those seeking God. (John 16:33) Some will recover from those times, while others will not. In…
May 11, 2021 · 2 min read
4 Simple Things That Will Improve Sex in Marriage
Maybe you’re in one of those rare marriages where sex is not a problem. Maybe you both agree on the when, where, and how of sex. If so, count…
May 6, 2021 · 9 min read
1 Kings 18 – What Will You Choose?
There are stories that are timeless classics. They have action, intrigue, a good hero, a strong villain, a powerful conclusion, and a timeless…
May 4, 2021 · 2 min read
Where is Your Home…Really?
I was driving to work one morning in a bit of a funk. It had been a long and taxing week and I was just feeling a little…blah! I had my favorites…
April 29, 2021 · 2 min read
1 Kings 17 – If You Loved Me You Wouldn’t…
“If you loved me, you wouldn’t…” We say this when someone who is supposed to care about us is not responding as we hoped or expected. The underlying…
April 27, 2021 · 2 min read