Did I Marry the Wrong Person?
It’s important to choose your spouse wisely. But you’re already married! When your relationship goes sideways it’s easy to feel…
Spiritual Struggle
Five Catalysts for Spiritual Growth
Sometimes it seems it would be awesome if God simply “zapped” you and you were “there,” fully transformed into the…
The Foundation of Your Faith
Your faith is built on something. And you can’t escape the fact that at some point your faith will be…
How to Go where the Holy Spirit Takes You
Have you ever been on a sailboat? The one time I had the pleasure of sailing was an amazing experience.…
Seeking God’s Perspective
Interpretation is important. From one language to another, between man-speak and woman-speak, from the Bible to our own lives –…
How to Deal with Masturbation and Pornography as a Christian
How do you handle the solo sexual stuff? How do you deal with masturbation and pornography as a Christian? I’m…
God Help Me! I’m Sick!
Sickness and disease: is it simply a fact of life on this miserable, sin-filled, messed-up planet? Is it our own…
5 Things To Do When You Feel Like God Doesn’t Care
Do you ever feel like God doesn’t care? Someone says, “God is good.” And you respond, “All the time!” And yet…
3 Warning Signs You’re Under Spiritual Attack
Do you ever find yourself trudging along as if in a fog? Something’s off and you can’t nail it down.…
How Sexual Questions are Spiritual Questions
A spouse feeling lost and lonely because their husband or wife isn’t interested in sexual intimacy. A young (or not-so-young)…
Change(d) Conference: You Won’t Leave the Same!
You found your fixer upper! Your creative soul has imagined this moment for years. But finally, there it is in…
How I Experienced Transformation
I’m not the same person I was before. Some feedback from friends recently has pushed me to reflect on my…
Helping Your Spouse Move Past Their Past
Every human being comes into marriage with baggage. You cannot make it through a couple decades or more of life…
Independence or Transformation?
Here in the United States we celebrated Independence Day yesterday. For some the day was filled with a parade, sun,…
5 Ways to Fight For Your Marriage
Sometimes even before the honeymoon is over it seems “the world, the flesh, and the devil” are conspiring to destroy…
Undo the Shame, Unlock your Transformation
Hiding is human. But if any part of you wants things to be different, it’s time to undo the shame…
Is Sex a Need?
Oh my, we’re getting touchy! Perhaps even asking that question feels like sandpaper in the most sensitive parts of you.…
Break the Fake: Finding Real Life
Jesus didn’t come to revise the list of do’s and don’ts that would get you into heaven; He came to…
Is Your Marriage Beyond Repair?
How bad is bad enough? How long do you need to “put up with” seriously destructive behavior from your spouse?…
Setting Boundaries in your Marriage
Forgiveness is absolutely necessary in a healthy marriage, but by itself it’s not enough. Communication is vital, but it doesn’t…
How to Forgive Your Spouse When It’s Hard
In every marriage people get wounded. Your spouse is a flawed human being, a sinner who causes you pain. (You…
How Your Troubles Lead to Transformation
Think back to the times you’ve made some significant step forward – overcoming a bad habit, developing a new skill,…
How Forgiveness Opens the Door to Transformation
If you’re human you’ve been wounded. No one escapes. And when wounded, we do things and make decisions that result…
Where Real Transformation Happens
As a follower of Jesus you are called to change. God has something better for you than the broken-down condition…
The Key to Staying Clean in a Dirty World
How is one supposed to maintain or develop a healthy understanding about and attitude toward sexual intimacy in a culture…
Why Trying to Change Your Behavior Doesn’t Work
What if you received Christ’s forgiveness, and then never committed a sin ever again? Suppose you never killed anyone, looked…
5 Lies When Marriage and Ministry Collide
Modern culture puts intense pressure on marriages. The only way any marriage can thrive is through God’s grace as the…
When your Husband Is Behaving Badly
Neither gender has a corner on bad behavior. Last week we talked about wives behaving badly, but today is for…
Quit Looking Back; Transformation is Ahead
Nobody gets through life without a past. Everyone God has used, is using now, or will use has a past.…
How to Partner with God for Your Transformation
God is after your complete transformation. He desires to apply the redemption Jesus paid for on the cross to every…
Transformation Brings Dead Things to Life
The change true transformation brings is as different as life is from death, white from black, light from darkness. We’re…
The Second Most Important Key to Transformation
No true transformation happens in your life without God’s action. I’m starting with the premise that Jesus came not only…
What to do When God Disappoints You
You know better, or at least you think you do. Your head, your Christians friends, the things you recall from…
What to Do After You Hear God’s Voice
So you have learned to listen for God’s voice. You enter His presence often, quiet your soul, and anticipate hearing…
How to Listen for God’s Voice
We communicate with the people we care about. There’s no relationship without communication. It’s the same with you and God.…
What Can Christmas Do for You?
Few of us, if any, come to Christmas unscathed. The busyness of family and church events, family drama, or wishing…
Working Together With God For Your Freedom
Freedom is a metaphor used too often in Scripture for us to ignore. It’s not the only Biblical picture of…
Holiday Blues: Coping with Depression and Loneliness This Season
Perhaps you’re too young to remember Elvis’s Blue Christmas, but you may find yourself fighting a serious case of the…
The End of the Story
The Bible as a true story, an epic play, a blockbuster movie, should come with a warning; Spoiler Alert! We’re…
5 Things to Ask When God Seems Silent
Sometimes you pray and God seems very close. Other times you feel as though you’re trying to talk to a…
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
Sure, others wound us. But many of our wounds are self-inflicted. God created us for intimacy, but we too often…
Feeling God’s Love when Others Don’t Love You
You believe what the Bible says; “God is love.” But that can seem so intellectual, so “spiritual.” Your heart aches…
When Is It Abuse?
God designed marriage to be a transformative, healing, growth-producing, fulfilling relationship full of intimacy and love. In our sinful messed-up…
How to Receive Healing from God
We all need to receive healing from God. (And if you believe you’re the exception, you need an extra special…
How to Experience Permanent Freedom
Wouldn’t it be nice to live completely free – permanently? Imagine how it would feel to not have to expend…
What it Takes to be a Faith Hero
When you think of what faith means and who demonstrated great faith, you probably think of Biblical heroes such as…
Seeking Intimacy – Married or Single
If you’re married, chances are good intimacy was high on the list of what you were looking for when you…
4 Steps to Finding Your Purpose as a Believer
Finding your purpose is a big deal. We call it many different things: gift, talent, anointing, mission, purpose. Those words…
Pornography and your Christian Marriage
If the gospel is good for anything it must have an answer to the worst problems humans face. As believers…
God Doesn’t Always Fix You
By that I mean, God doesn’t always fix you in some magical single moment. In the ultimate sense God always…
