Tag: marriage
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Marriage Mondays: 3 Ways We Can Play fair
So I thought I’d try something new. For the past 5 years-ish, I’ve reserved most of my marriage blogging for Fridays as people are heading into the weekend. So I thought, like a good cup of Costa Rican coffee on Monday morning, I’d start off the week with a simple marital challenge. So today, I…
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Use your inside voice: 5 Thoughts on Your Marital Tone
“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” – Romans 12:18 “Use your inside voice” has been a parenting tactic for years. For some parents, it’s an attempt at telling a child to “quiet down” but in a nicer way. Randomly, I hear parents tell this to…
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Why so Serious? 3 Ways to Invest Laughter in Your Marriage
My wife I and love to laugh (even as I type that, I almost see it as an understatement). It’s one of our two essential elements of a healthy marriage. Jesus. Gives us a foundation and structure to build with. Laughter. Gives us a healthy connection and a filter to process life. Anne and I…
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Marriage with Ketchup: 5 Ways to Get Perspective
I love hearing people’s stories. It’s amazing how when you stop and listen to someone you can, first show value to them by shutting up and listening. “Listening” is not waiting for your turn to talk. It’s showing genuine interest in knowing who the person is and what they’re trying to convey. Second, listening is…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “The Hot Seat” #FromThisDaySeries
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and a workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. Today we continued our annual marriage series with our Kfirst community. Click…
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Never Alone: 5 Thoughts on Marital Responsibility and Commitment
I love talking to couples. Marriage fascinates me as not only do I want to learn more to bless other couples, I want to glean so that my marriage can grow. My “go-to” question for couples is simple: “What do you know now that you wish you would’ve known before you got married?” I’ll admit,…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “Best Sex Ever” #FromThisDaySeries
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and a workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. Today we continued our annual marriage series with our Kfirst community. We…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “Busting Busyness” #FromThisDaySeries
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and a workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. Today we continued our annual marriage series with our Kfirst community. We…
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Monday Kfirst Kickstart: “A Gospel-Centered Marriage” #FromThisDaySeries
Today I want to give you a place to start your week. It’s Monday and in the wake of a great weekend and a workweek ahead, sometimes you just need a “kickstart” to get focused. So grab some coffee let’s start a great week together. Today we kicked off our annual marriage series with our Kfirst community.…
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Anniversary Thoughts: 19 Lessons from 19 Years of Marriage
Today is our anniversary. And as a tradition, on May 23, I do a bit of a blog to honor the bride that agreed to journey life with me. But before the list comes out, I need to give you some background to what stirred this blog. On Sunday, I was preaching, perhaps,…
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