"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...
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...
Centering prayer is one of the “spiritual disciplines“ that can be powerful in your experience with God. It’s actually an ancient practice within the Christian church from centuries past. These practices are described in detail in the wonderful book by Adele Calhoun, Spiritual Disciplines Handbook. Here’s my...
I absolutely LOVE the thoughts about thankfulness that Judy Douglass shared with me during her recent visit to Austin. https://youtu.be/ns63oI-G46c...
Imagine going through each day of your life significantly happier than you are right now. Imagine your light shining more brightly to others. I’m so excited to tell you about my new book that’s just been released: Retrain Your Brain for Joy – 31 Mini-Adventures. It’s...
If you’re like me, you’re going to do a lot of savoring in the weeks ahead. That is, you’re going to enjoy the taste or smell of (something) for as long as possible. You’re going to bask, to enjoy, to relish, to feast your eyes upon. Whether it’s...
Disappointment: An Opportunity to Learn There are no mistakes in life, only opportunities to learn a new lesson. Okay, so test that statement with me right now. Think of something from today or some time recently when you made a mistake or something felt bad in your...