What Does God Want?

20 Days of Believing God (Day 6) Last weekend, my right eye was watery and bloodshot. Then I felt a mild sore throat coming on. Then some congestion. And by Tuesday night, my eye was fine, but my throat was not. Mildly sore had become severely sore. I didn’t get much sleep that night and […]

The #1 Thing a Husband MUST Do for HIMSELF

Hey guys, what would you say is the #1 thing you must do for yourself? Get in better shape? Read the Bible more? Discover your true passion and gifting? Get more sleep? Cut down on the number of hours at work? Those would all be good things, but not the #1 thing. Not as a […]

How to Wait Well

Have you noticed the medical test result or the hiring decision always seems to come next week? Have you ever waited for something important to come in the mail, but it doesn’t come on Friday? You hope it’ll come on Saturday, but it doesn’t and…now you have to wait another 48-hours until Monday. A few […]

Is There a Key to Life?

Is there anything more frustrating than getting ready to go somewhere, but not being able to find your keys? You search and search and search, but can’t find them. You know it’s bad when you look in places you’ve already looked or in places you know they can’t possibly be. And have you ever looked […]

Helping Husbands Thrive at Life!

My friend and college roommate, Jeff Caliguire (that’s not Jeff in the picture!), and I are working on a project to help husbands thrive at life…at work, with their wives and with their kids. We’d love to get input from wives, so we’ve put together a ten-question survey. As a “thank you” for all those […]

Expectations of God and Life

Years ago, I heard it said, “Life wouldn’t be so hard if we didn’t expect it to be so easy.” Apparently I wasn’t listening well enough. That one expectation may be the source of more of my aggravation and disappointment than anything else in my life. On second thought, there’s no reason to include the […]

How to Have an Intoxicating Marriage

In a few weeks, Robyn and I will celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. Like every couple, we’ve had ups and downs, good days and bad days, fun times and hard times…but what’s remained constant is our excitement about being married to each other. If the passionate feelings of those early years of marriage are supposed […]