Tag: rambling
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Using a Hammer to Fix Your Spouse
I like to think myself as a decent handy man. I recognize I don’t come off that way. I’m clumsy. I get hurt easy. And yes I did once glue my knee to a tile while redoing my bathroom. But overall, I’m pretty good. Because of that side of me, one of my favorite things…
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Overwhelmed from a morning @kalamazoofirst
Overwhelmed. It’s the only word I can use to describe what I feel. Overwhelmed. I walked into my office almost an hour earlier than the office opened, determined to spend some time alone in prayer. The temperature caught me off guard. It was 54 degrees. Walking over to my heater, I noticed the pile of…
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Ineffective husbands
There’s a scripture that immediately comes to mind. 2 Timothy 2:15 is it. For some reason, the KJV is what rings loudly in my head. “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” It’s the scripture that was heavily impressed upon me…
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Are you looking for volunteers to date your spouse?
I’m discovering something. My blogs that have the most “activity” all have one thing in common: they deal with marriage. That may for one of two reasons (perhaps both of them). First, I blog about it frequently because I’m passionate about marriage ministry. When Christ comes into the marriage, everything about the home changes. He…
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Want to sabotage your marriage? I can help!!!
If there’s any one subject I’m very passionate about outside of Christ and pastoring, it’s Marriage. Luckily, marriage is a big part of my pastoring. As far as topics, it’s the one that I read about the most. I won’t go to the place where I will proclaim to be an expert or a “know-it-all”…