There’s a great old movie, Your’s, Mine and Our’s. It’s been redone since the original 1968 version, but I am partial to Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda. It’s the story of a widower with 10 children and a widow, the mother of eight. They unexpectedly fall in love and tackle the overwhelming challenge of uniting…
Just a few days ago, I was talking with a friend over lunch and the topic turned from the general how do you do’s to the more tender and personal stuff that guys don’t often talk about. Having both recently come off of breakups we began talking about relationships, women, marriage and finding the one….
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior” (Ephesians 5:22-23). In a recent premarital counseling session, things got pretty heated and rather uncomfortable when the topic of authority and…
Do you know what my favorite sound is in the morning?” “What?” I responded as Stephanie, my wife, sat up in bed and grabbed the coffee from the nightstand. Smiling, she says, “the ‘clink clink’ sound the coffee cup makes when you set it down on the nightstand.” It’s become a ritual in our house…
Saturday morning, I sat down to do my Bible reading and quiet time. I cracked my journal’s spine and jotted down a few lines of prayer, Lord, please open your word to me this morning. Speak personally and give me insight into my life and your will for me. Give me wisdom.” Cruising through the…
