Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas | Closer to Christ, Closer to Others
Fifteen years ago, there was a lot of debate about “friending” old boyfriends and girlfriends on Facebook. I heard many tales (I don’t know how many were verified) of old boyfriends and girlfriends …
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It is difficult for me to write a book without quoting Matthew 6:33 or Romans 12:2 (I can see my wife’s eyes rolling as I type this). But Romans 12:2 helps us understand why Paul thought reading is …
To make your marriage a fortress against this common challenge of busyness, it’s crucial to remember that relational estrangement happens slowly, by degrees. Shortly before I turned fifty, I moved to …
There’s sadly a strain of faith that discounts “head knowledge” as inferior to heart change. The Bible doesn’t put one over the other and neither should we. Peter urges us to “grow in the …
As part of Cherry Hills' series on relationships, I preached on marriage, using Colossians 3:19. With 11 brilliant words, Paul tells husbands one thing always to do, and one thing never to do, to …
One of the more lucrative summer jobs some of my friends got in college was harvesting fish in Alaska. The hours were long, the weather was cold, there was little sleep and much isolation, but ten or …
