Commit your Eyes
“I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman.“ Job 31:1 (New Living Translation)
For men, the eyes are the gateway to a variety of challenges. With the eye we can allow things to soak into our souls. The eye is like a funnel which we use to carefully pour images and scenery into our imagination. Our brains then filter and direct these images into our special brain zones where we can catalogue and critique these images and use them at any moment. It’s been said that our minds are like giant computer storage devices. (... more)
5 Sentences that will improve your Marriage
The other day I did something I’ve rarely done in 18 years of marriage -- I’d developed a bad habit and my wife called me on it. Rather than defending my actions as “not that bad” or accusing her of overreacting, I simply said...Ok, I’m sorry and I won’t do that anymore. (...more)
Resist the urge to "fix" her
... you are going to have to become a great listener!
It’s been a long day at work. You come home from the grind and you greet your sweetheart at the door and all you want to do is unwind and vegetate with your remote control gripped firmly in hand. You begin flipping through the channels not really looking for anything in particular, but somehow your thumb and the remote control are in perfect harmony. You’re tranquil and serene. Nothing in the universe can disturb your tranquility. The edge starts to come off of your day until.... your wife starts talking about her day. (...more)
Porn Sunday
What do you do on Monday after your very first Porn Sunday Service?
God seems to be moving more and more churches to conduct a “Porn Sunday” service. While we are extremely excited and thankful about churches finally recognizing the need to start talking about the destructiveness and influence that pornography is having in our churches and our society, there are definitely some “best practices” that should be carefully considered. The main consideration is “what do you do on the Monday after your very first ‘Porn Sunday.’”
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Raising Sons & Daughters
What do you do if you catch your son viewing porn?
It was a beautiful spring afternoon. Everything in my world was at peace and I had just said to myself, “What a great day”. Famous last words. I had no more than gotten them out of my mouth and my phone rang. On the other end of the phone was my wife. She had that concerned sound in her voice. In a moment, my perfect day turned into a perfect storm. (...more)
