The Author of Marriage

Out of the 98 people from ACTS, Northland and Won-g, 32 were able to go yesterday, the rest of us slept in the hanger last night and are hopeful of the original planes returning for us, or provision of other planes. We are all doing well and practicing our flexibility and trusting that God’s plan [...]

I will be leaving tomorrow for Haiti with The Pastoral Care Team of Northland A Church Distributed and a medical team, I dont know much more than that right now, but the following is a list of ways you can get involved that was sent out by our church.

Five Ways to [...]

Do you have 2010 vision? I am sure many of you are making New Years Resolutions or some form of goal setting trying to avoid making promises that you do not believe you can keep. Year after year we set goals and some are met and others are forgotten. It is in our nature, we [...]

The other day my wife said we had been invited to a Halloween party. I have never been a fan of Halloween for lots of reasons, one of which is the fact that I am an introvert. I do not generally like groups, crowds or parties. Some of you who know me may be a [...]

Before you get upset with me about my title, I want to explain. It’s directly taken from Job 2:10.

Job 2:10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”
In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.

It just so happens that in this story the woman [...]

Ok so I don’t always do as I say. I am sure anyone that knows me is really shocked. Ha. The truth is I really do believe this stuff, but in the words of Paul “The spirit is willing and the flesh is weak.” I am reminded of an old favorite song by Steven Curtis [...]

If we can start building our case in God’s Court and truly look for ways to change ourselves for God’s glory then we can begin to build our marriage on a solid foundation. As we begin building we need to open the lines of communication and start talking about how to build a better marriage. [...]

Nobody likes conflict, some will agree with you just to avoid it and others will just walk away, but no matter how you handle conflict, I think you would agree that most relationship conflicts are about the way you want things to be. We find that it is easier to justify this self focus if [...]

As you may have noticed, one of my favorite things to do at my church is to meet with married couples. I have had the privilege of meeting with some who are planning to be married and some who have been married for a while. I enjoy reminding them of what God says about marriage [...]

Early in our marriage a counselor friend of mine said something to me that made a significant impact on me. I don’t remember exactly what he said, but I remember the message God spoke through him. At the time I sat in his office and shared that I was discouraged because it seemed I could [...]