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July 2019

July 15, 2019

Are Evangelicals Just as Messed Up as Non-Believers?

Those who actually practice their faith have much healthier personal lives than those who simply...

June 2019

June 12, 2019

Five Reasons Churches Correct Men and Coddle Women

"The women in my group indulged, affirmed, and sympathized with one another. I was taught...

January 2019

January 15, 2019

The Book that Led to a Baby Bust in the Church

Joshua Harris has taken a rare step for a pastor and author: he’s admitted he...

December 2018

December 17, 2018

Pastor to Melt Jewelry into Golden Vagina

If her goal is to start a sexual revolution in the church, she's going about...

May 2016

May 18, 2016

Try my newest book for 99 cents

In this book I tell the story of the darkest days in my marriage.

May 11, 2016

Why the bathroom wars have men in a lather

The new bathroom policy angers men because it strips them of their ancient protector role....

April 2016

April 04, 2016

Stop managing your husband’s relationships

When a woman starts taking control of something, a man immediately backs off. After a...

March 2016

March 22, 2016

The day my marriage blew up

In a period of 24 hours everything fell apart. I sat in my living room...

March 10, 2016

Andy Stanley’s real errors

To his credit, Stanley quickly apologized for disparaging small churches. But his comment was based...

December 2015

December 14, 2015

How the sexual purity movement drives young men from church

Guys want frank, biblical teaching when it comes to sex and relationships. They don't want...

December 08, 2015

How we screen young men out of church

Children of every kind come into the church. They are screened through children’s ministry and...

November 2015

November 25, 2015

Why Christian men are playing the field

Christian men can postpone marriage – and they know it. The numbers are in their...

August 2015

August 29, 2015

Forgiveness for fools

What do we do with a man who claims to follow Jesus, falls into temptation,...

July 2015

July 14, 2015

Why informality is suddenly OK

I am curious as to why our world became so informal so fast. Why, even...

July 07, 2015

Why extramarital sex is suddenly OK

We tend to see the “sexual revolution” as something new. It is not. We are...

April 2015

April 04, 2015

The Bible’s solution to the wedding dilemma

I’d like to suggest an elegant solution for Christian small business owners who may have...

March 2015

March 16, 2015

Does she expect you to read her mind?

Women have this romantic idea: “If he REALLY loved me, he would just know what...

January 2015

January 07, 2015

Church builds on a military model

It’s led by a general, not a bishop. New members must sign a declaration of...

November 2014

November 13, 2014

How men became scary

There was a time when it was considered normal for men to interact with children...

November 04, 2014

Marriage will be ruled unconstitutional

There’s a growing movement in our country to scrap marriage altogether, or to privatize the...

October 2014

October 13, 2014

We need a national conversation on spanking

Some 90% of parents spank their kids – yet they are given absolutely no instruction...

September 2014

September 23, 2014

Guys – take her to see “The Song”

I don’t usually place movie reviews on this blog, but I had the opportunity to...

April 2014

April 16, 2014

Why men aren’t buying the church’s core product (part 2)

As a young man growing up in church, I can’t remember ever hearing a sermon...

December 2013

December 11, 2013

Why Men Don’t Share Feelings (Part 2)

Most men do not tell their wives what they really feel because if they did,...

August 2013

August 28, 2013

Are Christians obsessed with sex?

Christians can’t ignore sex because nobody can ignore sex. It’s everywhere.

August 21, 2013

Will marriage change gays – or will gays change marriage?

What happens when straight men see their married gay brethren continuing to enjoy the sexual...

May 2013

May 22, 2013

Does a lack of men lead to liberalism? (part 1)

Once these golden-hearted grandmothers became the driving force in the church, the slide into liberalism...

March 2013

March 20, 2013

Why naked women look so good

"I approached the fence and looked through a gap in the wooden slats. I expected...