You Don’t “Fall” Out of Love

Have you ever been feeling fine one minute and the next minute you feel anxious or worried or at least a little unsettled? Does that happen to you? It does to me. My feelings or mood can change in an instant without any apparent change in my circumstances. One moment I’m fine. The next moment […]

Wired by God For Pleasure

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “This life doesn’t matter. It’s all about eternity and life in heaven.” Do you agree? I don’t. Not any more anyway. It wasn’t that long ago that I would have agreed with that statement or something like it. Or I would have at least thought I […]

Marriage God’s Way

Some random thoughts on marriage from James 3:13-4:7…. Unmet or conflicting desires can lead to fighting. When you put your own wants and desires before your spouse’s, there will inevitably be conflict. The world’s plan is to put our own needs before our spouse’s needs. James 3:13-18, tells us this will be characterized by envy […]

11 Ways to Build a Stronger Marriage

During my senior year of high school football, we were getting ready to play Southern Regional. All week, our coaches told us to watch out for the “sleeper play.” More specifically, as a cornerback, I was to watch out for the sleeper play. What Southern Regional would do is break the huddle and line up […]

Warnings

Have you ever read the Old Testament and wondered how God could just wipe people out? I mean there’s the the flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, Jericho and all the nations in the land of Canaan. It just seems like lots of innocent people are suddenly killed as a result of God’s orders. Where’s the God […]

What Were They Thinking?!

Have you ever heard of someone making a really stupid decision and asked yourself, “What were they thinking?” You really don’t have to look very far to find those people. In just the last few days, we have… Charlie Sheen. Hollywood star. His incoherent rants in the last couple of weeks cost him his $2 […]