How to make your husband to wither inside
Just a little note for the laides out there: be sensitive when correcting your husband in front of other people. Your husband naturally values godly feedback from you, but if it feels condescending, critical, or like a personal attack, you’ll cause him to wither inside. Guys have two primary…
Read MoreMy kids distract me from my marriage
Over the last few weeks I have felt personally convicted by the example Tim sets for me and our family. I don’t know if it’s a mom thing, or what, but it is so easy for me to put Hannah and Zeke above Tim on my priority list. Our kids depend on us to feed them, bathe them, fix…
Read MoreHow we keep marriage strong in ministry
This past spring my wife and I recorded a conversation with a couple other youth workers during LIVE YM Talk about the struggles and challenges as well as the joys and benefits of serving as a ministry family. We all discussed how can we keep our marriages…
Read MoreWhy isn’t your wife serving more in ministry?
Church member: “Why isn’t your wife helping out more with the children’s ministry?” Your first thought: “Why isn’t your wife helping out with the children’s ministry?” but what actually comes out, “What do you mean?” Church member thinks: “You’re the paid pastor and your wife doesn’t seem to…
Read MoreChurches that want to be a higher priority than your spouse
A couple days ago I received a phone call from a church in another state that wanted to schedule a conference call for this coming week. Unfortunately, their proposed time wasn’t going to work for me because my wife and I are going out of town for our 5 year wedding anniversary. We’re very excited about the…
Read MoreThe person who will whisk your spouse away
Back in 1999 I was a college student serving as a volunteer intern at a local church (not my dad’s church, which is a whole different story). There was a high school girl there who developed a special interest in me and, while I had not given her any special attention out of the ordinary, she would send…
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