Neuroscience tells us that the shelf-life of an infatuation is about twelve to eighteen months. It’s a nice run while it lasts, but when the slide starts, you can’t stop it. You’ve got to find …
Your Marriage is About So Much More Than You
In March of 2014, when Lisa and I landed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba it felt unbearably hot, even for a couple traveling from Houston, Texas. And the Navy chaplain escorting us around said, …
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From Guilty Parent to Hopeful Parent
Arianna was heartsick over the moral choices her adult son was making. Even more heartrending was his answer when Arianna asked him where he saw Jesus in all of this. “I’m having to rethink that,” …
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Why Giving too Much Kills Relationships
If you are in a relationship in which you are constantly taking and never giving anything in return... I’m an expert at killing—plants, that is. No matter what I do, I cannot seem to keep my plants …
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Walk Away in Ministry
When we started the “Walk Away” series, we highlighted the 41 citations in the Gospels where Jesus walked away from someone or let someone walk away from him. Last week, we looked at numerous examples …
Walk Away Paul
The apostle Paul was about as zealous as any person has ever been in spreading the message of Jesus, but when he faced stubborn resistance, he did what Jesus did: he walked away. He didn’t run away …