Your Marriage is Under Attack

“And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.” ~ George Washington (1796) The need for …

Marriage on Purpose (part 2)

I guess you could say that Kramer didn't quite have the biblical concept of marriage in mind 🙂 Wedge of discord Getting back to our "thesis statement" on marriage, the sole intent of the marriage union is this: A true biblical marriage is one that points others to Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for the church to bring …

Marriage on Purpose (part 1)

The Institution Interestingly enough, my last three posts on Faith, Commitment, and Motivation have led to this.  In short, marriage takes all three.  It takes a tremendous amount of faith to entrust yourself to the same person for the rest of your life.  What is it that motivates you to sacrifice day in and day …

Be a man!

“What is the answer to the ultimate question of our need to belong, to be loved…to be part of something enormous and greater than ourselves?” (quote from upcoming movie Irreplaceable) This is a great question that plagues just about every single person in the world.  Each and every one of us has this desire embedded in …

Winds of Change

I've read it numerous times.  I've seen it seven times in person.  I have multiple pictures of it.  Having taught its concept in my U.S. History classes for over 10 years, there is something about the Statue of Liberty and Emma Lazarus' poem that will always resonate with me.  I would love to have seen …

What truly matters in life?

A couple of years ago, I came across a poem by Alfred D'Souza entitled "Happiness".  I became intrigued by the words and the correlation to our faith in Christ.  To be honest, I don't know anything about him and his belief system.  Yet, his poem inspired me.  The following is my perspective on what truly …

Negativity is a Sunless Sky

All of us at sometime or another will encounter an individual and/or situation that just seems to breed negativity.  If you've already come across this, have you ever felt this way: "I feel surrounded by some who seek and desire lots of change, but are so frustrated, they discuss with anger, disrespect, and hostility. I …

Finding love through death

9 years ago today, I married my best friend, my love, my beautiful wife.  And as every couple is asked at some point in their togetherness, "How did you meet?"  Whenever Jess and I are asked this question, we look at each other asking, "Do you want to take this one?"  So, since this is …