I have been a daddy for all of two-and-a-half years. Why, then, did I write a book on parenting? And why should I expect anyone to read it? Read More…

Perhaps the most selfish thing a woman can do each day is get dressed. Sometimes we spend hours looking at ourselves in the mirror. Why? Read More…

To dwell on ephemeral moments is to miss the infinite majesty of that which is eternal. We cannot cling to what is fleeting.  It will evaporate like water dripping on scorching asphalt. We cannot hope in what is uncertain.  It will lead to dead ends and despair. We cannot find meaning in what is mortal.  It will leave us stranded, seeking and worthless. Read More…

As part of our Sex, Singleness, & Marriage series we will be covering, “Women and Marriage” this coming Sunday.

My hope for you this Sunday is this: Read More…

We are now well into our series, Sex, Singleness, & Marriage. Before we move to teaching on singleness, divorce, and the marriage roles, I think its important to outline some of what we have already covered. Read More…

When I was in the fourth grade I had the biggest crush on Alex. He was smart. He was funny. He was cute. And I was fairly certain that he was going to be my first boyfriend. Only, it didn’t happen like it does in the Disney movies. Actually I’m pretty sure Alex never even knew I liked him because I took myself off the radar before I could be rejected. See, I had told one of my classmates, a girl I was trying to be friends with, about my Alex+Tara sitting in a tree fantasy and was met with ridicule, laughter, and straight up “you must be crazy, because there is no way a boy like Alex likes a girl like you.” And I believed her. Read More…

Heather has a new post up at her blog Little Heather.  It’s on women and fear.  Here is an excerpt.

this morning i was compelled to confess instead of attending my water aerobics class.

over the last couple of weeks i’ve been dealing with fear, insecurity, and worry.  just in the last two days it’s seemed to be centered around fetal movement. is my baby moving enough? she hasn’t been moving as much today as she was yesterday. what if… Read More…

So i left off by sharing that God revealed that I was fearful and insecure.  Heavy stuff, but I’m sure we all struggle with this from time to time, right?

What I wish I knew was that my view of a “submissive” wife was all wrong… all wrong. God lovingly made us ladies so that we have a natural pull in our hearts to submit to our husbands.  Now this doesn’t mean that something along the way didn’t intercept this pull, in fact that’s exactly what sin does. But  I believe that when we look at the way God intends for our marriages to be we see the pure harmony it creates. Read More…

This title used to scare the crud out of me…what do you mean i have to do everything this man tells me to do?  that doesn’t sound like fun. Or so i thought… Read More…