Category: Rambling
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Marriage Blog: “It’s just not me.”
We’ve all used it to get out of things we don’t want to do. “Do you want to ride the roller coaster?” “No. It’s just not me.” “Do you want to try escargot?” “No. It’s just not me.” “Do you like country music? “No. It’s just not me. It’s kind of our nice way of telling people…
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From the Sermon Cutting Room Floor: The Devil Made Me Do part 2
It’s what pastors do. We reflect on what we preached. The tough side is to not be your biggest critic and yet, you still are. You ponder what you said and what you didn’t say. Monday is a chance to go over twitter and facebook to see some of the posts. Here’s a few from…
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Marriage Blog: Leave the Money on the Nightstand
Having a few weeks off of blogging, my heart has been burning to blog on a subject that has crumbled and continues to eat away at so many marriage. Paul addresses it in the famous “love chapter”: Love “does not demand its own way.” 1 Corinthians 13:5 This cancerous element has no place in your life. It…
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Marriage blog: Shut off the soap opera.
I love friendships. As much of an introvert as I like to think I am, I’ve grown to love people and the relationships that come from that. The greatest relationship, outside of my relationship with Christ, is what I have with my wife. And if I’m not careful, I can allow other relationships to steal…
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Marriage Blog: Don’t think like your spouse.
I’ll start of with my main point: The goal in marriage is not the think alike. The goal is to think together. There’s only one way to say it: Anne and I are different. We were raised different. We have different hobbies. We have different view points on a number of things. We speak different love…
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A Weak Marriage
This weekend I head into, perhaps, my favorite sermon series of the year. Our annual marriage series kicks off at Kalamazoo First Assembly of God this Sunday at 10. Our theme: “Best _________ Ever”. I believe marriage is a beautiful picture of the God-head. In my opinion, part of the misunderstandings people have about God…
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Marriage Blog: 16th Wedding Anniversary…16 simple thoughts on marriage.
It’s hard to believe she’s put up with me for 16 years. We’ve had our struggles and challenges but I can’t imagine doing life with anyone else. I thought this week’s marriage blog I’d simply give you 16 Thoughts on marriage: Christ MUST be your foundation. Marriage by itself is hard. I can’t imagine doing it…
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Antagonizing Your Spouse
I’ve got an amazing sister. 3 and a half years younger yet people always wondered if she was older than me. She’s carried the hardworking genes of my parents into her life. An exceptional mother of 5. A nursing student. A wife of a police officer. There are very few that can match the resume…
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Marriage Blog: I Wish You Were…
A sinking boat. It’s the only image that could come to mind when I hear couples use the comparison phrase: “I wish you were more like…” Each time it’s said, it’ s like another hole is being drilled in the bottom of a boat. Every time the quote starts out, more water floods in…threatening to sink…
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Marriage Blog: The Little Things
If you watch enough TV, movies or even YouTube, you get a feeling that you are set up for romantic disaster. There are so many things to watch that make us feel romantically inadequate. If you watch an episode of some dating show like “The Bachelor”, you’ll see people romancing each other with, what seems…
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