“if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?” – 1 Corinthians 14:8 I sent this text message to my wife the other day: Now that I’ve shared that with you, I guess I should explain it. My wife was spending the weekend at a ladies retreat in Orange Beach, …
“Let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.” – Psalm 95:6 One of the best pieces of advice I ever received came from a co-worker who told me that her husband had started praying with her every morning before he left for work. She said that it had completely …
“…That they may make all that I have commanded thee.” – Exodus 31:1-6 God is pleased when men work with their hands, and He provides us with both the opportunities and the skills to make things in His service. You may have read the title of this post and come here looking for some deep …
“As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.” – Song of Solomon 2:2 God devoted an entire book of the Bible to a love song between a married couple. Why would He give us this example if He didn’t expect us to do similar things to help our marriages? As a …
“He that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.” – I Corinthians 7:33 My wife and I have been married for almost 20 years, and I like to tell people that its just been one fight after another for the entire time. I keep trying …
It was the scariest day of my life. We had been up late with a fussy eight-week-old newborn, and Jessica had woken up a couple of times complaining about her head hurting. I had finally drifted off to sleep when I was jarred awake by my wife pounding her fist against her head in agony.