I’ve spent my life trying to help married couples create oases of intimacy, relationships that shelter us from an often cold and uncaring world. A husband and wife traveling through the challenges and …
Fire Up Your Soul
Several engineers who met weekly for a barbecue entered into a frenzied rivalry over who could light the charcoal briquettes faster than anyone else. By “lighting the coals,” I don’t mean just getting …
Every Man’s Battle? Yes, And Every Woman’s Battle Too
The purpose of this blog post isn’t to win an argument or even to engage in an argument; it’s pastoral. I want to help men understand themselves and women to understand men, even while admitting that …
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Have You Ever Wanted to Help Someone Write a Book?
When I started teaching at Cherry Hills Community Church last summer, we began something that was new for me: a sermon review team that listens to me give the sermon beforehand, and then offers …
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Inside Our Weekend at The Cove
There are places on this globe that are particularly lovely to look at: Colorado’s mountains, New England’s forests in the Fall, cascading waterfalls in the Pacific Northwest, the coastline of Cinque …
Breathing Under Water
Overcoming Anxiety with Peace Anxiety has reached pandemic levels in the United States. Biblical peace, its' counterpart, is one of my favorite and most treasured parts of being a Christian. The …






