We all like sugar. Cake, brownies, ice cream, pie, candy, lemonade, soda (a.k.a. “pop” for those from Michigan). We like it in our coffee and tea and sprinkled over our cereal. So if you like sugar, I have a challenge for you. Go find a 20oz cylinder of sugar (pictured, about the size of jumbo […]
The Key to Being Thankful
If you’ve ever prayed, “God, give me what I deserve,” take time today to thank him for not answering that prayer! Often our times of prayer, and our lives in general, are fixated on what we want from God and specifically, on the things we feel we have earned or deserve. These are often legitimate […]
Mow Your Marriage: The Fine Print on Opting for the Resort
I recently wrote about the need to mow your marriage. The grass is greener on the other side because you don’t have to mow it. Marriages are high maintenance. Lust, affairs, crushes, flirtations, and fantasies are not. So here’s a question: would you rather live in your house or in an all-inclusive resort?
Mow Your Marriage
The grass is greener where you water it. The grass looks greener on the other side because you don’t have to mow it. In my last two posts about Kate Upton and about the key to sexual purity, I mentioned how the appeal of lust is that our spouses become too human, whereas lust operates […]
The key to sexual purity…
There are many men out there who do not want to look at pornography, do not want to lust over women they see throughout their day, and want to treasure their wives in every way they can. I am one of these men. But the decision to do or not do these things is not […]
From 0 to 60 in…60 years
I always want to do things so fast. When I was a kid, I wanted to be an adult (so I could stay out and play longer) When I was in high school, I wanted to be in college (where I could be free) When I was in college, I wanted to graduate (so I […]