If you want to know what is in a man, if you want to know what he is really made of, then you put him into the corridors of power. For this, we have no shortage of examples. We imagine that men like Pol Pot or Stalin were exceptions, and we imagine that if we ever got into the … [Read more...] about Authority
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3 Weeks before Marriage – Her House, His Fishing Gear
It's an easy mistake for a husband to make. He reads in the bible that he is the head of the wife and then begins to fill this language with ideas from elsewhere: From his stint in the Army, the shift manager at work, or from leadership tips picked up at the pub. In short, … [Read more...] about 3 Weeks before Marriage – Her House, His Fishing Gear
6 Weeks before Marriage – Thy Husbands’ Racket
Living redemptively means seeking to play out the gospel in marriage. It's an ongoing, visual display between a husband and wife of Christs' willingness to cover our shame. It doesn't condone or overlook sin and weakness. It covers sin and weakness with grace. What should be a … [Read more...] about 6 Weeks before Marriage – Thy Husbands’ Racket