You are here. You’re exactly where you’re supposed to be at this time in your life. God created you and knew you would be at this stage of your spiritual development. He knows every challenge, failure, and victory that has shaped your confidence. He also knows the path you must take to arrive at the … Continue reading You are …
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Melissa’s Quick Tip
Hello Everyone, Yesterday, my amazing, beautiful, intelligent, sweet, loving wife Melissa shared a relationship tip for couples. I'd like to share it with you. "Hi friends, I'm wishing you all a beautiful Wednesday! Here's a quick tip I've learned from 21 years of marriage: Relationships aren't something you treat with passivity. You have to work … Continue reading Melissa’s Quick Tip
Full on love.
My wife is an incredible cook. I knew I had a winner the first time she made biscuits from scratch when we were dating. Over the years, she has prepared my favorite meals and she knows my appetite (my favorite ingredient is "seconds"). After eating her cooking, I'm satisfied and can't eat any more if … Continue reading Full on love.
Love Again
Abraham again took a wife, and her name was Keturah. (Genesis 25:1 NKJV) When Abraham's wife, Sarah died he was 137 years old. He had spent nearly 100 years married to her. Now, he was alone. So what did he do? He loved again. The Bible says he took another wife named Keturah. Starting over … Continue reading Love Again
Love and War
I like to think that I'm a peaceful person. I try to keep anger, bitterness, and wrath under control. But sometimes the aggressive, male part of me slips out and hurts the people I love the most. "Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them." (Colossians 3:19 NKJV) God tells husbands to love … Continue reading Love and War
The Goal of Dating
But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: it is good for them if they remain even as I am; but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion. (1 Corinthians 7:8-9 NKJV) "Good men are hard to find." "I need to … Continue reading The Goal of Dating
Staying Connected
Tell me, O you whom I love, Where you feed your flock, Where you make it rest at noon. For why should I be as one who veils herself By the flocks of your companions? (Song of Solomon 1:7 NKJV) Song of Solomon is a love poem that speaks about the intimate relationship between a … Continue reading Staying Connected
Guard Your Heart
Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. (Proverbs 4:23 NKJV) Lately the pressures of family, ministry, work, and school have caused my emotions to spill outward. The interesting thing is most of what's coming out isn't new. It's all old feelings that I've tried to bury in … Continue reading Guard Your Heart
Forgiven Much
Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” (Luke 7:47 NKJV) I've made plenty of mistakes in my life that required my wife and children to forgive me. Here's a truth I've learned as they've forgiven me … Continue reading Forgiven Much
What’s Your Price?
Afterward it happened that he loved a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, “Entice him, and find out where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to … Continue reading What’s Your Price?
Two Commandments 