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Our Pink and Blue Designs Even Have Us Solving Problems Differently!

Our Pink and Blue Designs Even Have Us Solving Problems Differently!

I have spoken often about the need to understand and appreciate God’s pink and blue design of women and men, respectively, because our differences undoubtedly go well beyond the biological.

Do You Believe in Miracles? Why the Christian Must Say “Yes!”

Do You Believe in Miracles? Why the Christian Must Say “Yes!”

On February 22, 1980, hall-of-fame sports broadcaster Al Michaels gave us perhaps the most iconic call ever in a sporting event.

Christian Life

She Asks, "What About My Needs?"

She Asks, "What About My Needs?"

We’ve all thought that before, right? Many times, in fact. After all, we are a selfish people. It’s only natural for us to get caught up in thinking about what I need, and what you can do for me.

A Wife’s Hurt Feelings: Beyond a Husband’s Apology, Rethinking a Fresh Approach

A Wife’s Hurt Feelings: Beyond a Husband’s Apology, Rethinking a Fresh Approach

If I ranked comments from wives to me, this one comes in close to the top: “My husband hurts my feelings.”

How Unconditional Love Transformed His Marriage

How Unconditional Love Transformed His Marriage

When we talk about a husband’s unconditional love, what exactly does that look like? How does a husband love a wife who lives with family of origin scars, thinks he wants sex too often, conveys distrust toward him, provokes him to see if he’ll get angry or violent and uses words purposely to hurt him deeply?

Parents: Do You React Or Respond? [Video]

Parents: Do You React Or Respond? [Video]

Most of us have read about the family of Isaac and Rebekah. Their crazy drama unfolds in Genesis 24-28 as they seek to parent their sons, Jacob and Esau. Why the madness? The mother, Rebekah, favored her younger son, Jacob, above her older son, Esau. This favor played itself out through Rebekah deceiving her husband into giving the Jewish blessing to their younger son, instead of the older. The subsequent calamity in the family resulting from her favoritism (without suggesting that Isaac favored Esau) continued for years.

Parenting

A Mother's Day Gift of A Different Kind

A Mother's Day Gift of A Different Kind

How many of you reading this are parents? Probably most. How many of you had parents? I hear you chuckling. Everyone has or had parents. That’s an unnecessary question. Because everyone was born to a man and a woman due to the man’s sperm and the woman’s egg, everyone has parents. Everyone.

Christian Life

What Is Unconditional Respect Toward A Husband?

What Is Unconditional Respect Toward A Husband?

Did you know a wife is to show unconditional respect to her husband? This concept of unconditional respect is laughable, initially. The number one question I get asked by wives is, “So am I to give my husband license to do whatever he wants? Am I to say, ‘I respect the way you never talk to me?”

How To Get Off The Crazy Cycle: The Importance Of Assuming Goodwill

How To Get Off The Crazy Cycle: The Importance Of Assuming Goodwill

One way to get off the Crazy Cycle is to believe your spouse has goodwill. In other words, your wife isn't trying to be disrespectful, but is crying out for your love, and your husband is not trying to be unloving, but is crying out for respect. In believing your spouse has goodwill, you are to trust that your spouse means no harm, but wants only good things to happen between you.

Should You Divorce For The Sake Of The Kids? Part 2 [Video]

Should You Divorce For The Sake Of The Kids? Part 2 [Video]

Over the next two days we will be examining a challenging question. We ask that you are kind and considerate in your responses and read both Part 1 and Part 2 before commenting. If the reason you’re considering divorce is for the sake of the kids, consider this: if this really is about the kids, parents would do everything in their power to face the issues and not leave the marriage for the children’s sake.

Should You Divorce for the Sake of the Kids? Part 1 [Video]

Should You Divorce for the Sake of the Kids? Part 1 [Video]

I cannot count the number of times I have heard people say, “We are divorcing for the sake of the kids. You know how it is, we fight and argue way too much, and it is not good for the kids. There’s no physical abuse, we just don’t get along. We are tired of constantly bickering with each other. It is taking a toll on the kids that isn’t worth it anymore. We need to end this marriage so the kids don’t suffer. "I want to reply,...

3 Basic Biblical Truths About Marriage [Video]

3 Basic Biblical Truths About Marriage [Video]

Three biblical truths about marriage opened up to me around 1999 and I have been sharing them since. Though I had known these truths, I knew them vaguely. I really didn’t grasp and articulate them very well. What are the 3 truths? Watch the video or read the post. 1. I am not married in heaven.