Okay, let’s suppose that Suzy has been able to control her tongue, hasn’t burned any toast for many months (can’t remember the last time she did it), and has been the kind of joy that everyone around her is noticing it. On the other hand, Johnny is getting worse. He can’t get along with anyone […]
Hi there. Thank you for reading the posts and asking when you think I’ve gone off the rails. Before I get to the scripture, let me explain a bit more about what I mean by “God could release you….” I mentioned that in this post. The simplest way I can say this is that when […]
I’ve noticed over the years that what motivates people to change is not always telling them things they need to hear. Sometimes, maybe usually, it involves creating the kind of relationship with the person that will change them via presence and love. So, if a boss is being mean to his employees, it rarely helps […]
In my last post (When Scripture Seems to Conflict) I said that God doesn’t give two opposite commands at the same time. He doesn’t tell wives to confront and challenge their husbands and at the same time to submit to and respect their husbands. I went on to explain how to put the two kinds […]
What do we do when following one passage seems to contradict another passage of Scripture? For example, I’ve read several articles that tell wives of “abusive” husbands to confront them with their sin, and the verse used to justify this is Ephesians 5:11, “And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather […]
I majored in philosophy in college. I had learned that psychology was really just applied philosophy and so I decided to jump right to the source and study the thought behind the behavior. The original plan was to study psychology, then theology, and then go back to psychology at the doctoral level. But I shifted […]
I came across this talk and thought it would be good to pass along.
When your relationship with your wife is really really good; she’s the bee’s knees, the most beautiful woman in the world, the one you want to rush home after work to visit, the last thing you want to do is to look around at other women in a lusty way. When what you have at […]
I was reading CS Lewis’ That Hideous Strength, or rather listening to it, and came across this description of Joy. I thought it was pretty wonderful. To make it even better, you should read the book, which is also wonderful. This fourth and supreme Jane was simply in the state of joy. The other three […]
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