My father-in-law used to watch a lot of television. He was a little hard of hearing, so he usually kept the volume turned up pretty loud. My wife's mother would sometimes try to talk over the television to tell him something, but instead of muting the program and focusing his attention on her, Dad would just cup his ear and lean in closer to the set. Rather than tuning out the TV, he tried to ...
Why Switchfoot won’t sing Christian songs
This is a great article that really captures the "different parts of one body" concept we see described by Paul in the New Testament. ...
Life Expectancy in Women
With all the recent discussion about so-called fourth-trimester abortions, I thought some statistics on life expectancy were in order. ...
Praying for Your Wife from Head to Toe
As I mentioned in 25 Ways to Show Love to Your Wife, praying with and for your wife is a critical component of a healthy marriage. Here is a companion graphic to go with my wife's Praying For Your Husband From Head to Toe. She made them both, but it made more sense to put this one on my blog than hers. Whether you reference this prayer guide or not, I hope you will make it a habit to pray for ...
Wine, Waiters, and Rorschach Tests
The ancient Greeks thought that the best way to discover a person's true character was to serve them a couple glasses of wine. As inhibitions fell, underlying personality traits would shine forth. This is the philosophical underpinnings of the modern-day business party -- get people to let down their guard and loosen up, so that you can see what they are really like. The Waiter Rule is ...
Spiritual Hypertension
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is often called the “silent killer.” The one-third of adults who suffer from it don’t look or feel different than anyone else. Many don’t even realize they have it until it is too late and the damage has already been done -- damage such as strokes, heart attacks, and kidney failure to name a few. As I was recently reading about the fall of Babylon in 539 BC ...