One of the great misconceptions is to think when people are suffering that they’re being punished by God. That’s not how He works... at least not now. In the Old Testament we read stories like Noah’s Ark where God flooded the world to start fresh (aka caused a mass genocide), how God erased Sodom … [Read more...]
Part 2: Talking to My Daughters About Sex
When it comes to talking about sex with kids, there shouldn’t be the official sex talk that is super awkward for everyone, but a more ongoing open discussion made up of many smaller conversations like when you’re on a long drive or sitting by a lake. It’s like how kids share more with their friends … [Read more...]
Respect versus Obedience
“With all due respect” is a really great phrase that warns you an insult is coming. Coincidentally, using this phrase means the other person thinks the only respect you deserve is equivalent to the respect they give trash. Respect, in general, seems to be a word that is misunderstood. If you ask … [Read more...]
How do I know if I’m in love?
A close friend recently asked me how I knew I was in love with my wife. I’ll be honest, if you saw my wife and I together out somewhere you probably wouldn’t be asking me that particular question. You’d more likely be asking, “Do you even love your wife?” If you just groaned, my wife is right … [Read more...]
Learning to Love Dumb People
I have been using ‘Learning to love dumb people’ as a business slogan for over six years now. It started when I was working at a trade show trying to get people’s attention and I randomly threw out, “Learn to love the dumb people in your lives,” and most people laughed and were then open to what I … [Read more...]
Treat Your Partner Better than Your Cat
Do you treat your partner better than your cat? Some of you are thinking... it’s a cat; who doesn’t treat their partner better? Um, almost everyone, and I don’t just mean the weird ones who have a quorum of felines and smell like cat urine. Not to be rude, but that’s a bad life choice; cat urine … [Read more...]
Why I love to hate
This Thanksgiving I’m thankful for hate. Hate is great; that’s why it rhymes... okay, maybe that’s not the main reason it rhymes, but it’s definitely not a coincidence. Hate is awesome. What makes me laugh is people who say: “Hate is such a strong word; you should say ‘dislike’.” I would if I … [Read more...]
What does it mean to love someone?
I just started listening to a book (who has time to read?) called Haatchi & Little B: The inspiring true story of one boy and his dog. The first chapter opens by describing how the dog, Haatchi, as a puppy was found curled up bleeding on a busy railway track in London. It was discovered that … [Read more...]