C.S. Lewis on Marriage and Love

As I was preparing for a wedding this afternoon I once again read these insightful words by C.S. Lewis. I was reminded about the love two individuals share that allows them to make it over the bumps and hurdles that all couples face. Lewis describes the kind of love two people have when they have […]

5 Things I’ll Never Say as a Parent

Being a parent is a continual learning process. You make mistakes but you keep working at getting better. No one person has parenting all figured out. Each child is different. Each child is created in the image of God. Good parenting requires a healthy dose of humility, patience, and love. A parent must be humble […]

A Few Brief Thoughts on Love

Love is a command. It is a great virtue all Christians are to possess. The two greatest commands in Scripture are to love God and love our neighbor. In 1 Corinthians 13 Paul says we can speak with the tongues of angels, have prophetic powers, give away all our possessions, and even be martyred, but […]

Are You Living Like a Star?

“Do all things without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.” Philippians 2:14-15 Each night before going to sleep my four year old son climbs into bed and recites […]

Quotes by Martin Luther King Jr.

As I have been skimming the web today I have been amazed by all the Martin Luther King Jr. quotes that have been posted on Facebook, Twitter, and other places. Some of these quotes I had read many times before and others were brand new to me. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great leader […]

Why Did God Create?

  Why did God create? That seems like an impossible question to answer, but maybe it isn’t. The same question could be posed to us. Why do we create? Why do we have children? They are expensive. We must devote a vast amount of time to caring for them. They cause us anxiety and sometimes […]