Default Response: Panic or Pray?
Much as I hate to admit it, my default response to certain crisis situations is panic rather than prayer. The enemy, first and foremost,...
Troubled Waters
Throughout our sons’ adolescent years, we intermittently faced difficult challenges as they sought to establish their autonomy. Our...
Holy Matrimony
Many couples today who divorce do so because they are unhappy. Marriage didn’t turn out to be what they expected, and neither did their...
Comrade in Arms
God speaks to us in a multitude of ways, if we just listen. He speaks through His Word, by His Spirit to our spirit, through others,...
Power Struggle
When you and your spouse experience conflict, what is the root cause of it? Sometimes when my husband and I disagree, it’s over...
Reckless Abandon
“ . . . they left everything and followed Jesus.” ~ Luke 5:11b What exactly does it mean to give up everything and follow Jesus? Does it...
What's in a Name?
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." ~ Juliet {Romeo and Juliet | II, ii, 1-2} What's in...
Keeping the Peace-on-Earth
The holidays may be the most wonderful time of the year, but they are often accompanied by a lot of stress. The burden of handling the...
Swept Off My Feet
Long before we were married, my husband and I talked about our future together. We had always agreed that when we had children, I would...
The Art of Foreplay
The commonly understood definition of foreplay is “erotic stimulation preceding sexual intercourse”. However, the full definition found...