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January 2015

January 08, 2015

"Jesus Can Do Anything!" (The Pivotal Difference When Teaching Children the Bible)

"Jesus can do anything!" Those absolutely precious words were the sum total of what my...

November 2014

November 20, 2014

Married People #5 – Practice Your Promise

Here is the fifth and final installment of our Married People series. Enjoy!

November 17, 2014

A Cynical View of Why the World Wants You To Get Divorced

Your wedding day is a beautiful, emotional, magnificent promise of what you want your marriage...

November 12, 2014

Who Wouldn't Want to Be Married to This Spouse?

Romantic movies continually portray society's picture of the ideal spouse (namely cute and witty). But...

November 11, 2014

The Best Way to Get Closer to Your Spouse

As Christians we believe that marriage is a covenant between three people: you, your spouse,...

November 10, 2014

3 Things I Tell All Young Parents

Last night at our Parent/Child Dedication Service I had the opportunity to share three words...

November 07, 2014

How Wives Can Show RESPECT To Their Husbands

Yesterday I shared how husbands can show love to their wives. Today is the second...

November 06, 2014

How Husbands Can Show LOVE To Their Wives

Ephesians 5:33 says, "However, each one of you [husband] also must love his wife as...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Are You Having an Affair Without Knowing It?

Affairs are devastating, we all know that. But for most of us, it doesn't apply. Or are...

October 28, 2014

7 Ways to Have More Fun in Your Marriage

If your marriage is more about fighting then it is about having fun, then you're...

October 27, 2014

The Best Way to Protect Your Marriage

In Proverbs 5, the wisest man (Solomon) to ever live gathers his boys around him for...

October 22, 2014

What Advice Would You Give Yourself on Your Wedding Day?

Last Sunday as part of our Married People series I posed this question, "If the...

October 09, 2014

When Dads Are in Charge [Video]

Recently on stage we showed what happens when dads are left in charge of the...

September 2014

September 16, 2014

"Why Did Someone Give Me Away?"

Try answering that question for your seven-year-old adopted son. By all other accounts it was a...

September 04, 2014

6 Ordinary Things You Can Give Your Kids That Will Have Extraordinary Results.

Here is some incredible parenting advice I learned from Reggie Joiner's book Playing for Keeps....

September 01, 2014

Step One in Strengthening Your Marriage

originally posted as Step One: Pray Together on August 27, 2012 I don’t know where...

August 2014

August 27, 2014

"He's So Lucky He Has a Stepdad!"

It's eye opening to experience first hand the innocence of youth. Recently a new family moved...

August 19, 2014

The Phone Call I Hope I Never Have to Make About Your Marriage

Recently I had to make a phone call that broke my heart. It's a phone...

August 04, 2014

12 Things I Learned On Vacation

After spending a wonderful week with my family, here are twelve takeaways that every person might...

July 2014

July 21, 2014

The Greatest Thing About Having Four Kids

I should probably put something sentimental here, something like 'there's always peace and joy in...

July 03, 2014

Repost: 601 Marbles

originally posted November 15, 2013 I have 601 weeks left until my oldest son Zeke...

July 01, 2014

What the Church Can Learn from Chuck E. Cheese

Last week my family took our semi-annual pilgrimage to the mecca of children's experiences: Chuck...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

The Difference Between Homosexual Orientation and Homosexual Behavior

Today's guest post comes from a friend of mine, Todd Rayburn. Todd is a 2000 graduate...

June 23, 2014

Ask Me In 40 Years if This Worked

I'm experimenting with my kids. I know we're probably not supposed to do that, but...

June 02, 2014

12 Things You'll Learn After Twelve Years of Marriage

Yesterday my gorgeous wife and I celebrated twelve years of marriage. I've blogged about marriage...

January 2014

January 17, 2014

A Simple (Not Easy) Way to Eliminate 85% of Marriage Fights

I'm speaking as a husband, married for eleven years. I'm speaking as a pastor who's...

November 2013

November 22, 2013

Making Your Kids the Third Most Important Thing in your Life

Here's something I hear all the time: "My kids are the most important thing in...

November 15, 2013

601 Marbles

I have 601 weeks left until my oldest son Zeke graduates high school. I know...

November 06, 2013

Debunking the Myth of the 'Soulmate'

I heard about it a lot growing up. There was a 'soulmate' out there for...

October 2013

October 28, 2013

(Perhaps) The Biggest Lie We've Been Duped Into Believing

Did you know that if you repeat a lie long enough, people will start to...