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The Only Relationship Question You Need to Ask–and Answer
Before my husband asked me to marry him, he took me to a beach in Florida and asked me fifty questions he had scribbled in a notebook. I...
Apr 21, 20152 min read


For Teens–A Future Conversation with the Parent You Love to Hate
I called my dad this morning to recommend a great movie I watched last night, The Music Never Stopped . That’s one of the many things my...
Feb 9, 20153 min read


Interpreter Please! –The Weird and Wacky Things Church People Say
I love the local church. I’ve given a big part of my life to serving it. And one area in which I love serving the church is helping us...
Feb 8, 20154 min read


Being “Right” is Not What We Really Want
If you’re a Downton Abbey fan (keep reading, even if you're not), you might be ready to slap Miss Bunting silly by now. I mean, come on!...
Jan 27, 20152 min read


Six Symptoms of the “Disease to Please”
I recently heard someone say that people-pleasing is not actually about pleasing people; it’s about pleasing yourself by doing or saying...
Nov 20, 20143 min read


Dining at “McChurch”–Where We Went Wrong When We Started Church Hopping
I recently listed on paper the names of the twelve churches I have regularly attended during my life of forty-something years. That...
Oct 10, 20142 min read
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