The move from “I have to” to “I want to” is a move from duty to delight How often do we view meeting the needs of our spouse as an obligation, yet another item on our already crammed-full to-do list? The problem with seeing our spouse as a duty, through the lens of “I have …
Intimacy, that sense of being deeply connected, reaches its pinnacle when we are fully known and completely loved. The Bible calls this being “naked without shame,” and it’s how God designed marriage to operate. If we go back to the first marriage, way back at the dawn of creation: For this reason a man will …
Here is a simple technique we use to check in with each other that helps us stay connected and in tune with how each other is doing.
Attention is the starting point of devotion. In Upstream, Poet Mary Oliver said, “Attention is the starting point of devotion.” How can you love and adore that which you do not even notice? The point is you can’t. Attention is the starting point of devotion Mary Oliver, Upstream I’m reading John Mark Comer’s The Ruthless …
As we emerge from the lockdowns and limited living of the past year, Jenni and I feel the pace of life getting faster. More commitments. More events. Make-up medical appointments. The desire to finally go and do after a year of being more-or-less shut-in. Freedom! An Inch Deep and a Mile Wide You’ve probably heard …
