… I love them, but some church people scare me
When I first started pastoring, I wanted everyone to come to my church. Now? Not so much.
By the way, I use t...
We are often poor listeners because we think of listening as merely hearing and retaining information. In a day of information overload, the significance of lis...
Relationships are complicated. My husband and I were friends for a year before we started to date. Before he finally asked, however, we danced around each other...
Warning—incoming honesty missile. This may be TMI on my relationship with my husband, but here goes. Trust me, I'm not telling you anything he doesn't know.
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It’s funny how your childhood programs you for life.
As a kid, I was overweight and non-athletic. I grew up never really learning how to throw a football lik...
Recently, I ran across a poll on Twitter that really opened my eyes to how many Christians view children in relation to sin and salvation. The poll went somethi...
“My abortion was far more traumatic than the rape, Sydna,” the young woman shared during an abortion recovery program I was leading. “Why didn’t any...
I taught a 9-week course on developing and maintaining healthy relationships. In the class we regularly did breakout groups of men and women to discuss a certai...
Preachers devote a lot of time and preparation to “wives submit to your husband,” “children obey and honor your parents,” and so forth. However, very little is ...
The normal male senses an inner transformation occurring the moment his daughter is born. Fathers, you understand what I mean, don't you?
As time passes and ...
This is a picture of my baby girl who just turned four years old. I remember the exact moment and where I was when she entered my life. Her name is Elizabeth ...
Type A personality.
On the DISC Personality survey, she registers as a low “D” and high “I”. No surprise. She wants things done correctly the first time, and...
