God's Word Can Stand Alone
Has therapy replaced theology in the Christian life? That is the question I put to Marie this week. She is a licensed counselor, and I am a pastor, so we each came at it from a…
Read article → ArticleNot Every Question Is Deconstruction
When a child raised in church starts asking hard questions, a lot of parents panic. The word that comes to mind is deconstruction. Marie and I talked this week about why kids from…
Read article → ArticleI Was Wrong. Will You Forgive Me?
"So if you were offended, I apologize." That is how Marie and I opened this week. She told me it was the worst apology she had ever heard. She was right. Scripture gives us a…
Read article → ArticleRules Don't Raise Kids. Presence Does.
It is our job not to manufacture godly children. It is our job to faithfully disciple the children God has given us. Marie and I have four. Cain and Abel grew up in the same…
Read article → ArticleDon't Keep Score in Your Marriage
Marie loves a game. So for our 24th anniversary we put 24 things we have learned in 24 years of marriage on numbered slips, dropped them in a bucket, and gave ourselves 45 seconds…
Read article → ArticleYou Don't Have to Perform for God
I have been stuck in the performance trap. Years ago in ministry I hit a wall. I was praying, but it did not feel like enough. I was preaching, but it did not feel hard enough or…
Read article → ArticleIf You Won the Argument and Lost the Person
We have lost the ability to disagree without losing the person. It is not just toilet paper and pecan pie. It is identity. It is politics. It is church. It is marriage. Somebody…
Read article → ArticleYour Story Does Not End With You
We all have a story. Most of us have only told it to a couple of people. This week Brandy sat down with Marie and me and told hers. She was nervous. She still told the truth.…
Read article → ArticleHave You Been Called a Narcissist Lately?
The word is everywhere now. Someone is selfish at Thanksgiving, hard to correct at church, or controlling in a marriage, and we reach for it. Narcissist. Daniel and Marie sat down…
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