We are all very familiar with the Francesco Schettino after last week’s horrible accident in the Mediterranean Sea. One merely mentions his name and thoughts are recalled in much the same way as when one would mention the name Benedict Arnold. His handling of the crash and it’s aftermath, and the subsequent reflection on his [...]
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Schettino and Williams, Manhood and Failure
Posted in Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, contemporary culture on January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Stepping up in the Valley
Posted in Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Family on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What does manhood look like in the valley of difficulty, trial, loss, and death? Dennis Rainey, in his book Stepping Up: A Courageous Call to Manhood, discusses seven days of sorrow, as one of his daughters had a child who died seven days later. He highlights some truths he learned in dealing with this difficulty: [...]
What has changed
Posted in Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Biblical Studies on November 16, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Here is a Wordle.net image showing what’s changed from the NIV of 1984 to the new version of the NIV, coming out in 2011. The bigger the word, the more times it was removed. You can come to your own conclusions. Read more about at John Dyer’s blog.
Husbands—Be A Loving Mirror
Posted in Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Personal growth, tagged marriage on October 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“One wife explained how she was able to grow in (sexual) responsiveness: “One day on our honeymoon, I (Pam) had just stepped from the shower and, looking into the mirror, I began to criticize my body. (My husband) Bill was sitting on the bed, admiring his new wife. As I would comment on an area [...]
Godly Leadership
Posted in Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Personal growth on August 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t often recommend contemporary Christian songs, but this one is different. “Lead Me” by Sanctus Real hits at the theme of a sermon I am preaching, a godly man leads courageously. Matt Hammitt wrote this song for his wife at a time when they were struggling because he wasn’t leading. In the song he [...]
Encouragement toward Family Worship
Posted in Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Family on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I always need to be encouraged by others in leading my family, and want to encourage others in leading their families. One good way to lead your family is through family worship. James Grant has a great, short post at the Gospel Coalition to encourage us to begin this important discipline, because beginning is the [...]
Communicating with grace and truth to our children
Posted in Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Family, Personal growth, tagged children on March 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Below is a great interchange in which C.J. Mahaney responds to a father’s email on being to hard on his children, so hard he worries that he will be a barrier to them seeing God’s love through him. I encourage you to read it for growth and practical ways to not be a barrier. Hi, [...]
The Power of a Woman
Posted in Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Family, tagged Couples on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wives, you have a lot of power in your marriage. Barbara Rainey writes about the power of a woman in protecting your husband from temptation, particularly the temptation of sexual sin. You have the power to protect your husband from temptation by making sure his sexual needs are met by you and you alone. I [...]
Someone who thinks like me!
Posted in Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Family, Humorous, Personal growth on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I refuse to be completely serious. I refuse to be so rigorous that I become a pain to the people closest to me. That cannot be the will of God. If I am not under law but under grace, as the Bible says, then I can relax and enjoy life without a single thought that [...]
Hugging as Spiritual Warfare
Posted in Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Family, tagged children, parenting on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am a hugger and come from a line of established huggers… So, with that background it is no surprise that hugging my own children is so common to me that I almost do not notice it… Over the last year or so, however, I have reflected more on the value of this expression of [...]
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