Category: Rambling
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A “Yesterday Marriage”: 5 ways to help your marriage to not live off of re-runs.
Of all of our differences, Anne and I don’t really walk in agreement with the concept of re-runs. We both love shows and enjoy watching them together. But re-runs are a different story. I can only think of one show series in the past 17 years of marriage in which she’ll entertain the re-runs. But other than that,…
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Gold and White: 6 things the “Tumblr Dress” taught me about marriage.
I’m sitting watching a show with my daughter and during a commercial, I happened to look down at my twitter feed. Big mistake. The world was crazy with over the color of a dress. This phenom started Thursday with a Tumblr post. A lady posted a picture of a two-toned dress with the caption, “Guys please help…
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What to not forget about on Valentine’s Day! 1 Thing I want you to remember about February 14!
A week ago, I preached a message about rest. In that message, I had made a statement about the issues of vacations and sabbaticals. Would the urgency of vacations and sabbaticals, as well as the length of them, be necessary if we knew how to rest on a consistent, healthy basis? It doesn’t mean I don’t…
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“What do you really do?” 10 things you shouldn’t say to a stay-at-home mom.
I’ve made the mistake. So have other husbands. Even friends, parents, in-laws, and random relatives have dropped these verbal bombs. For me, it’s as if as the words are leaving my tongue and I began to reach out to try to retrieve them. For others, the phrases roll off the tongue with little regard for what they…
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Brownie Points: 4 Reasons why they may not be good for your marriage.
Cards. Candy, Socks (one of my favorite gifts). Flowers. They’re all those things that we purchase and hear someone say, “Somebody’s gonna get some brownie points for that.” In the completely accurate source of all knowledge, Wikipedia, Brownie Points are given a phenomenal definition. They’re a hypothetical social currency, which can be acquired by doing good…
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Series Preaching: 5 Reasons I choose to preach in series.
I recognize that this blog won’t apply to a lot of people. But I have a tremendous heart for pastors. Also, I know that everyone has their preference in preaching styles whether you are the one delivering the message or you are the listener. I’m not writing to proclaim that my style and/or approach is the…
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Warning Shots: 10 subtle actions your marriage needs to pay attention to.
You’ve opened my ears so I can listen. Psalm 40:6 I’m an aficionado of military movies. And there’s certain lines and terms that you can count on hearing frequently. For some reason, especially in movies involving ships, you’ll hear the term: warning shot. A warning shot is a military and/or police term describing an intentionally harmless…
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Unsubscribe: 6 things you should unsubscribe from your life.
I’m in a mode right now. I have been cleaning up my email life by “unsubscribing” from all kinds of stuff. Restaurants, retailers, and random businesses are the latest victims to my shedding off of my email weight. It’s not that I am boycotting them. I’m just done. This is going to sound petty, I’m…
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Eviction Notices: 8 Things to evict from your mind to help your marriage.
For as he thinks within himself, so he is. Proverbs 23:7 I can’t say that I’ve ever been given an eviction notice. But I assume it’s not a good thing to get one. In my lifetime, I’ve had my power shut off before. I’ve even had collections call. But to get an eviction notice, that’s something…
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Pastors, what are we protecting? 8 Reasons why being vulnerable is better.
Have you ever heard or read something that shocked you, but the shock wasn’t necessarily in the statement. The shock was the fact that it tapped into your past. Our memories are so powerful. It amazes me how one moment in the present can send you back to a place many years before, but in…
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