The Ministry of Presence: Being There
Sometimes you can tell somebody what they need to know. That feels good. Sometimes you can fix things for them.…
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To the Woman Whose Husband is Addicted to Pornography
I hear from you regularly, you whose husband’s eyes are filled with many other women and not with you. You…
What’s Better Than an Entitlement Mentality or Punishment Mindset?
Contemporary Western Christianity, and society in general, struggles to remain free from two insidious evils. And when moving away from…
7 Ways to Help Your Marriage Thrive When One Spouse is Sick
Remember your vows? “In sickness and in health, ‘till death do us part.” Your marriage vows probably said something similar.…
The 3 Stages of God’s Purpose for You
You’re a husband, a mom, a banker, a teacher, a nurse, a truck driver, a construction worker, a radio operator,…
Keys to Overcoming Opposition In Your Mission
There’s a popular myth – perhaps unspoken – that says everything should be easy if you’re doing the right thing.…
Change One Small Thing, and Change Your Future
Just yesterday I talked with a young lady who is enjoying reading Live Healthy, Live Whole. She identified with Mary,…
Reasons to Have a Baby for Christians
Some couples assume that having children is just something you do when you get married, and don’t give much thought…
4 Ways Your Health Impacts Your Spiritual Life
We have some wonderful friends who work with the organ donation program in our home state. Nancy, a veteran transplant…
How Shall We Then Live?
Yesterday we celebrated Easter in remembrance of when Jesus rose from the dead, never to die again. The historical evidence…
Why Do Some People Beat the Odds?
Why do some people beat the odds and others don’t? Some people remain stuck. Their addictions are just as strong…
How to “Make Up” When You’ve Hurt Your Spouse
As uncomfortable as it may be, saying “I’m sorry” for a small thing to someone you may never see again…
How to Say “I’m Sorry”
I’m not proud of it. I gave someone I didn’t know a difficult time, and I had to say “I’m…
45 Healthier or Uplifting Distractions
It’s been a bad day. You’re frustrated, tired, anxious, and/or upset. Or perhaps you can’t pour over those numbers or…
5 Ways to Pray For Your Wife
You know you “should” pray for your wife. And you want to. You really do. But you feel awkward. Long…
What’s God’s Job? What’s My Job?
Some things God will do for you. Those are things you cannot do for yourself, and He does them spectacularly.…
5 Questions to Ask When You Dislike Someone
Not long ago I posted 5 Questions to Ask When Someone Doesn’t Like You. But what about when YOU dislike…
Three Kinds of People, and How to Tell Them Apart
People can make or break you. One key relationship may decide whether you experience success or failure, happiness or misery.…
If Grace Is Free, Why Is It So Costly?
Have you ever been presented with an extravagant gift, and only later realized how much it would actually cost you?…
How Do You Know What God Wants You To Do?
Somewhere in the deep parts of our souls we feel as though there must to be more to our lives than earning…
How to Fill an Empty Marriage
One more night of feeling lonely while lying next to someone who you had hoped would be your soulmate forever.…
The ONE Question That Will Help You Make ANY Decision
Whether you tend to become paralyzed over making significant decisions or often act before you have all the information you…
“I Want to Do More in 2015”
The beginning of the New Year is a bittersweet time for many. Looking back, you may regret some things about…
17 Things to say NO to this New Year
There’s no true difference between 11:59 pm tonight and 00:01 tomorrow morning. For some it will be a moment to…
Who Will Be Around You On Your Deathbed?
No one wants to die alone. It may feel a bit morbid, but thinking about your last earthly days is…
How to Study Your Spouse
One of the two best pieces of advice I heard prior to getting married was this: Study Your Spouse! I…
What Would Jesus Do in Ferguson, Missouri?
Two days ago the grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, made known their final decision: no criminal indictment against the police…
Why Would People Listen to You?
It was 3:00 am, and I was already tired. “You’re needed in room 2 right away.” My on-call shift at…
10 Reasons to Fire Your Doctor
It used to be that your family doctor knew everything about you, perhaps even more than you knew about yourself.…
10 Healthy Ways To Get More Energy
Tired, anyone? Who isn’t? Many of us are just worn out – in body, mind, and soul. If someone could…
When Love Goes to War
What have you done in the name of love? Stayed up all night nursing a sick child – over and…
If Your Wife Does Not Respect You
Men thrive on respect. It’s right there at the top of a man’s emotional needs. If your wife does not…
What Should Christians Do About Ebola?
(*Since this post was first written Thomas Duncan, the Liberian national, has died. Two nurses who were caring for him…
How Do You Know if You are Mentally/Emotionally Healthy?
Do you ever wonder if you’re OK mentally? With all the stress and struggle our modern world affords, who wouldn’t…
How To Become A Real Christian
Standing in the garage doesn’t make you a car. Getting inside the oven doesn’t make you a biscuit. And going…
Christian Doctor Addresses Sex, Contraception, and STDs
As an OB-Gyn physician I am privileged to talk with women about some of the most intimate issues of their lives.…
To the Lonely, Disappointed Wife
When you first got married you imagined every day would be wonderful. Someone would be there to do much of…
5 Regrets You Can Completely Prevent
It’s a blessed person indeed who can look back at his or her life without regrets. Very few, if any,…
The ONE Thing Guaranteed To Destroy Your Marriage
It’s not sex, or lack thereof. It’s not fights over money or in-laws. It’s not personality conflicts or differing expectations…
Getting Over A Bad Attitude
A bad attitude isn’t all in your head. Sometimes it’s very much in your body as well. A bad attitude…
What A Christian Does When Faced With Evil
A lot of bad things are happening in this world. And that’s nothing new. Right now we’re hearing a lot…
5 Steps To Getting Out Of A Funk
There’s not a human being alive who doesn’t have a bad day occasionally. And for some people it seems those…
5 Ways to Keep From Being Stupid
Nobody wants others to think they are stupid. That would be awful! Think of the possible bullying, the job implications,…
What the Bible Says About Health
I often see honest Christian people who are not at all healthy. Sometimes they become frustrated and discouraged, even wondering…
The Gospel Is Not For Wimps!
Sometimes we think the message of the Gospel offers good people a way to become better, get over their hangups…
7 Things To Do If You Want Your Husband To Be The Spiritual Head Of The House
Many Christian women complain that their husbands are not fulfilling their godly duty by being the spiritual head of the house. They envy women whose husbands who seem to be more spiritual. Their disappointment can become a source of conflict, anger, and emotional separation in the marriage.
What To Do When You Want To Hear From God
I need God to speak to me. But I’m not hearing anything from Him at all!”
Have you said anything like that? Those of us who care at all about our relationship with God would love to have a way to know exactly what God was saying. But too often it seems like a game of, “Can you hear me now?”
Free From the Gold, the Girls, and the Glory
With painful regularity yet another preacher gets caught in a scandal. Donated funds have been diverted to personal use. An inappropriate sexual relationship is discovered. The “ministry” has become focused on someone’s personality rather than God’s work.
One more of God’s servants has fallen to the lure of the gold, the girls, or the glory.
Save Money on Medical Costs, Medications, and Health “Insurance”
If you are facing significant costs for medical care, or don’t have health insurance, here’s some great news. I want to show you how to save a lot of money on medical costs. I did, and I want to show you exactly how I did it.
5 Ways To Keep Your Husband Stuck To You Like Glue
“Nothing you can say, Can tear me away, From my guy. Nothing you could do, ‘Cause I’m stuck like glue, To my guy.”
Thank you, Smokey Robinson! Even though it’s been 50 years, you expressed what many women would love to be able to say today.
It’s one thing to be stuck to him. But it’s another thing entirely when he’s stuck to you more like a Post-it note instead of glue. Something, or more likely someone, comes along that feels a little stickier, and he sticks there instead.
