Category: Rambling
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Reducing your “…but”: 4 Thoughts on Encouraging Your Spouse
I’ve begun a few workout regiment. Physical fitness, in whatever form, has been a tremendous outlet for my own stress while being a great input for healthy living. I know there are people who tell me “there’s no time for working out.” I’m not saying you need to do the 2-hour gym-rat thing, but you can…
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Thoughts of a Depressed Pastor: 4 Steps to Escaping Depression
My name is David. And I’m a pastor who deals with bouts of depression. I don’t write as one who is specialized in the medical or psychological field, but as one who fights a personal battle while refusing to let others stand alone in theirs. My depression is considerably lower than others, and happens perhaps, less…
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What is Romance? 5 Ways to Make Sure You Are Actually Romantic
In premarital counseling, I really enjoy asking questions. Jesus seemed to be great at it and, I feel, was an effective tool in helping people learn about the Kingdom. So I find myself asking a wide-range of questions, not so that I can give an answer, but to give a couple an opportunity to think…
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How Would Your Spouse Describe You? 3 Steps To Help Reshape Their Answer
I have a fascination with photography. Maybe a part of it is because my daughter has developed into an amazing photographer. I love how passionate she is and that she’s using it to get to go to a mission’s trip to Thailand (shameless plug for her). I think the fascination is also fed because we have…
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“Do you even hear yourself?” 3 Thoughts of Fixing Your Marital Gait
Last week we began our annual vision series at Kfirst. And for every series, we have a sermon “bumper video.” It’s a very short video that brings the focus of the service to the message that is about to be preached. Usually, I see the video before it’s launched. But last Sunday, I was seeing it…
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Repairing My Social Media Reputation: 4 Simple Rules of Social Media
It won’t take long to know me before you realize that I’m a huge fan of social media. Almost daily you can find me active on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram. I do have LinkedIn but no idea why (does anyone actually use it?). Yes, you can fill me in on all the bad and…
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Why Journal? 4 Reasons to Consider Beginning
Journaling has been one of the most intimidating, life-giving habits I’ve ever started. For years I’ve had numerous failed attempts at journaling. Part of it was the thought of seeing it as a diary. “Dear Diary, today I don’t want to write in you because I feel stupid writing this way as if you are…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “St(X)ry” #uneXpected
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and long workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. Yesterday, we continued our Christmas series at Kfirst called”uneXpected.” Everything about the Christmas story was…
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When Should We Get Help? 4 Reasons to Get Counsel for Your Marriage
“Pride first, then the crash, but humility is precursor to honor.” Proverbs 18:12 (MSG) When it comes to marriage and marital situations, it’s very hard to shock me (I think people purposely try). Even though I’ll never say, “I’ve heard it all,” from my experiences have just afforded me to see an awful lot of situations and…
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Devotionally Frustrated: 5 Habits That Helped Me with “Devotions”
I grew up in church having heard (and used) the phrasing, “doing my devotions.” This was the terminology we (my youth group) used to describe a dedicated time that included reading our bibles and spending time in prayer. Perhaps this is just my own experience, but in the 4 decades of attending church, “devos” has been…
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