Overly-Fixated vs. Overly-Driven Fun? Isn’t our hedonistic culture already overly-fixated on entertaining ourselves? Yes, but many of us are overly -driven. Those of us who are super-committed to the work we do— who are diligent, determined, and dedicated—run the risk of pushing ourselves too hard for too...
Too much fun?! Hey all you hard-working, goal-oriented, schedule-filled people! All of you who give and give of yourselves around the clock. I've got some good news for you: You need to be having more fun. That may sound strange when you live in a pleasure-oriented culture, where it...
"A sweeter couple I have not seen." I didn't expect this description of Jonathan and Sarah Edwards' marriage, but one of his contemporaries, George Whitefield, described their relationship in this way. In my last blog, we looked at Whitefield's marriage and it was strange by...
Marriage: Let’s take a peek inside another strong Christian leader’s life to see what he was really like behind closed doors. In this second video interview, a follow-up from Part 1 in my last blog, I got to talk to Doreen Moore about the second historical...
Good marriages...
Transform: Every day, we are faced with choices to be either like our culture or like God. Many times, we aren’t even aware we’re making a choice. Our culture continually feeds us its perspective through all aspects of media as well as through the people around...
How is it possible to find healing when you’ve experienced sexual abuse? If you haven’t yet watched my first video interview with Christa Achilles, do it now. She so beautifully exemplifies that powerful healing IS possible. Like most issues in life, the road to healing is...
My dear friend Christa Achilles has experienced a powerful healing journey from her experience of sexual abuse....
Whenever pastor Brad Thomas talks about raising his son Luke, I'm always deeply touched. He and his wife Courtney face very difficult daily hurdles with grace and faith. As we're going through life's unexpected challenges, we need strength, hope, and wisdom. I found these in abundance when...
Intimacy with God can be an elusive thing. "Spiritual disciplines have given me the ability to see more of the face of God in my life." Carol Dodds told me this when I interviewed her recently. Wow. Don’t we all want more of that? The practices...