I often say that Christians are worse at managing their money than non-believers. And now I’m starting to wonder: If – with all these boundaries so many Christian couples have in place and statistics that show Christians divorce at just as high a rate as non-Christians – are we managing our marriages any better? For all the boundaries people in the church world put on themselves and their spouses, I hear a lot more in the church world about insecurity, infidelity, pornography addictions, emotional affairs and other such talk than I ever heard before I came into ministry. It wasn’t that other friends’ marriages never failed, it’s just that they never failed due to a crossing of the boundaries that Christians cling to like relationship life rafts.
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Night three with Scott gone. Not happy. I’m in a funk and everything just feels off. But even in the midst of this I’ve found something to be grateful for: It’s good that I hate it when he’s gone. How blessed we are that almost 14 years after getting married and 18 years of knowing …
Seventy times seven
I’m sitting here reading Matthew 18:19-22: “If two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be for for them by My Father in Heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them. Then Peter (I love Peter. I am …
The blessings of the bench
When you’re on the bench, you get some much needed rest. You can watch the team play, and assess how you would do things differently and better. You can come up with a strategy for when it’s finally your turn to get in the game. And if you look around, you might meet some pretty awesome people who are also benched.
Turkeys
Some people are like turkeys. They’re big and loud and command a lot of attention. They make huge messes and can be obnoxiously ugly. And the closer you look, the uglier they are. And they really serve no purpose until someone comes along with an ax. And no, I didn’t encounter any turkeys today. I …
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