Category: Rambling
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“I wish you were more like…”…and 6 other lines we shouldn’t say in marriage.
Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.” I always, say, “Communication is the oil of the engine of marriage.” And just like the car you drive, you cannot afford to use the same oil for great lengths of time. Oil must…
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Pastor to Pastor: Stop Quitting On Monday
For years, I’ve heard the old adage from Pastors: I quit my job almost every Monday Honestly, I get it….but please stop. (From the get-go of this blog for pastors, I want to speak into this thing of “The Calling” upon your life. The greatest calling you can have upon your life has nothing…
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Pastor to Pastor: How Do You Deal With People Leaving the Church?
I’ve never hidden my heart for pastors. I think part of it is the fact that I am currently in pastoral ministry. But what drives the other side is, when I was a broken and frustrated pastor, others lent their ear and freely gave their insight and wisdom. So, in essence, how in the world…
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The 15-Minute Marriage: Marriage Transformation One Minute at a Time
I’m a sucker for infomercials. They can memorize me by their loud hosts with their crazy contraptions. And if the host has an English accent, they can practically sell me anything (I have issues). Most of these advertisements have a certain amount of easy actions to take. – 3 seconds to a fruit smoothy –…
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Victimizing my Spouse: 4 Reasons Why Sarcasm Doesn’t Work
Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him …(Ecclesiastes 10:12). I’d say that Anne and I are pretty normal. Do we yell at each other? Yep. Do we fight? Definitely. Do we have moments where feel like terrible parents? Absolutely. Has there been so much…
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The Sticky Soul: Reason Why Pastors Need Celebration and Encouragement
Coming of a tiresome Christmas season and into our annual vision series (#MYCHURCH), I cannot say I was completely prepared for what I would encounter. Within the previous month, the Lord put a few “Pauls” (older, wiser, experienced pastors) in my pathway that transformed January’s series into something special. It created an excitement in me…
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“Godly Venting?” : 5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Vent
I can be quite silly with venting. Social media has been my therapeutic outlet for my continual disappointment with my sports teams (I apologize to the twitterverse and Facebook world). But I think both you and I know what I’m talking about when I use the word “venting.” Some of your venting is quite obvious…
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Hungry Hope: 4 Ways to Begin a Culture Hope in Your Marriage
“This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls…” Hebrews 6:19 Hope seems like it’s such an elusive element in marriage today. Couples, typically, feel they either have it or they don’t. But as this blog has been brewing in my spirit over the past couple weeks, I’ve recognize that the internal struggles…
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“Today” living: Personal Growth Statements about “today”
What an amazing start to our new year. Yesterday, we kicked off our series “#MYCHURCH” with a challenge to stop wasting our today by spending it on a “someday.” The challenge at the end of service was to not necessarily make resolutions for the year but to resolve to grow every day by keeping our focus…
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Pastors and Pastor’s Wives: 5 Reason to Change Armour
One of the biggest challenges I’ve found in pastoral ministry, has been the “hand-me-downs.” These, quite simply, are church and pastoral expectations formed by previous experiences, both good and bad, that get handed down or passed onto a new pastor whether he/she like it or not. These ideas are filled with comparisons and assumption, hope…
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