To celebrate Valentine’s Day, our family is having a “Love Like Jesus” contest. Our theme is I Peter 4:8, “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” When you live life as a family, there are a multitude of sins that need a love covering, and my cover had […]
To become a better tennis player, it helps to play with someone who is better than you. I use this approach with becoming a more faithful follower of Christ, too. I have found people (or they have found me) whose walk with Jesus is more alive, more disciplined, and more fruitful than mine, and I […]
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 28:11) Yes, it is January; that wonderful time of year for Lean Cuisine ads and fitness infomercials. As you evaluate your body’s needs, it is also an ideal time to consider your marital fitness: Is discontent tipping the […]
Sandy Hook Elementary. Last time I wrote, none of us had ever heard of this little school in New England. The horror and tragedy of what transpired there has put Christmas at half-staff for our entire country. And yet, Christmas is coming and we have a song to sing: “O, Come, O, Come Emmanuel.” I […]