There is no way you can fully understand this post without listening to the song “God With Us” by Mercy Me before reading. The inspiration comes from these lyrics:

We were created to love with abandon. Abandon of safeguards and internal chokes.  But we were also created to carry the healer inside us for those times when that love allows us to be hurt. One requires the other. Love, unrestrained, can leave us vulnerable to wounds so deep that they can only be healed by the love of God.

But we were created to love, endure wounds, and to be healed.  Not to build up scar tissue around the part of us that most resembles our creator. (more…)

Recently while Lori was away on a business trip, God sideswiped me with something I was definitely not prepared for. Throughout our almost 5 year marriage, there have been many times when I stepped out of the role of a husband and into the role of a teacher. Talking to her as if she was a kid who needed instruction. She would tell me how much this upset her, but I never really knew why. (more…)

Christians in high-profile positions of ministry have suffered some embarrassing scandals and marriage failures.  I’m sure the reasons for this are very complex, but I’m going to take a look at an attitude that I think has contributed to it’s fair share of scandals and divorces. (more…)

Our friends at CNN posted a gem of an article with this title. 

Allow me to tell how I really feel about this situation.  Parents push their kids towards a "career" while they are still kids.  This forces the kids to deal with adult like situations much before they know how to handle it.  They constantly wonder if they’d be "good enough" for their parents if they weren’t a "star".  Is it any wonder that so many kids that get involved in show business turn out so screwed up?

And yet, the tragedy of this situation according to CNN is that her precious career could be affected by this situation?  Give me a break.

The real tragedy is that this baby will be born into a family that puts their kids into show business instead of allowing them to be kids.