We all have friends and colleagues of the opposite sex, and it is important that we learn to interact with them in a healthy way — especially once we marry. If you’re newlywed, then you have likely spent a good portion of your life trying to “find” the right girl to marry. Now that you’ve found her, you must get out of “search” mode. The charm and flirtatiousness that served you so well when you ...
What to Do When Your Wife Won’t Sleep with You
I received the following question through my blog last week. Since it deals with a problem nearly all husbands face at one time or another, I decided to share my response here, in hopes of helping others. Question: My wife and I love you guys. We are reading your books, and they are helping us. She is reading 25 Ways to Communicate Respect to Your Husband, while I am reading 25 Ways to Show ...
On Hope, Holiness, and Authenticity
This article by Christian Living's Brett McCracken sheds light on a concerning trend: In recent years, evangelical Christianity has made its imperfection a point of emphasis. Books were published with titles like Messy Spirituality: God's Annoying Love for Imperfect People, Death by Church, and Jesus Wants to Save Christians, and churches popped up with names like Scum of the Earth and Salvage ...
Immunize Your Marriage/ Energize Your Life
We have all heard that the divorce rate amongst Christians and non-Christians alike is around fifty percent. There is some evidence that this number may be falling -- not because more people are staying married, but because fewer people are bothering to get married in the first place. If you include couples who live together for a few years and then separate, the numbers go right back to that ...
Strength through Weakness
When it comes to raising children, we've been told, "Affluence is a handicap you must work to overcome." Kids who have everything are hard to motivate, so as parents we've chosen to consciously withhold some things we could easily provide. Our children buy their own toys and, once they hit the teen years, most of their clothes, as well. We send them to serve the poor via mission trips and ...
Loving Your Wife in Word and Deed
There are countless ways to demonstrate your love, but women still like to hear it spoken. Open and continuing communication is key. My father-in-law used to brag (presumably tongue-in-cheek), “I told my wife I love her on our wedding day and promised to let her know if that ever changes.” His implication was clear: Once should be enough. But it isn’t. Not for most women. Not by a long ...