The following was a reflection I prepared for my prayer group, but I am also indebted to them for some of the insights that followed.
I remember taking our frozen wedding cake out on our first anniversary, only to discover it was not the same cake we had put in
“Choose someone God-fearing, and make God the center of your relationship.” When this advice was given in a talk for college students about dating and
By Sarah Summers Granger “I dream of a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything.” – Pope Francis Ten years ago, I didn’t want a transformative
As my wife and I await the arrival of our second child, our first daughter, we have been filled with many similar emotions and feelings
Today, a cashier told me that I seemed “really down-to-Earth,” and I decided to take it as a compliment. A few years ago, however, that
Dogs were given the task of making God’s love of mankind known every day, and they do a fantastic job of it.
Confession time: I’m one of those criers. You know the type. We have a very low crying threshold. Our triggers are many, varied and sometimes
The Bible mentions subjugation of wives and everyone gets upset, but Christian Grey does it and nobody bats an eye! Tell me how this makes
This past May 31, our daughter, Lucy Benedicta, was born, changing our lives forever. From learning how to hold a baby, to changing a diaper,
Our bodies are complex, intricate mysterious things. They are not outer shells or machines that come with a user’s manual. There is a lot going
Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord. -Ephesians 5:22 I used to think that being submissive or subordinate meant that you
For the first 7 years of our marriage, I tried my darndest to be the best husband on the planet. “Get over yourself, Nic” was
(This post is part of a series. Read Part 1 here.) Until I put it into the context of the child and parent relationship, I never understood
Whether a woman is expecting her first child, or her fifteenth, pregnancy is filled with many emotions. There is joy and excitement mixed with anticipation
The other night at bedtime, I vowed not to read any stories to anyone who did not clean up their toys. When they saw that
When Lisa Selin Davis told a cabdriver she was going to have an abortion, he pulled the car over on the Brooklyn Bridge in a
My baby woke me up at 11, 2, 4 and 6:30 am. The bug bites keep me uncomfortable. I miss my husband – we’ve been
“Christianity, it is said, owes this, that, and the other to Judaism. It has borrowed this, that, and the other from Hellenism. Or from Essenism.
About eighteen months into my marriage I was assessing my spiritual life when I realized something: while I had a wonderful relationship with God the
You are for me. Each of you. All of you. You breathe for me. You are for my sake. You work for me. You accumulate
