Trust & Verify

I work with a lot of couples in crisis. Promises made at a wedding 3, 7, 15, or 28 years ago that expressed good intentions and carried so much hope were somehow forgotten. Vows are broken. Hearts betrayed. Trust shattered.

Rebuilding trust? That’s one of the the greatest challenges... Read More

The Good-est of Fridays

I know there’s a lot of talk and words written about what love is and isn’t, what love does and doesn’t, whether love wins or not, or whether we’re just to cynical to even believe in love in the first place. The fact is, on this good-est of Fridays, we need to focus... Read More

Forgive & Forget

I don’t know how to forgive and forget. And frankly, I find that I’m not alone. If forgiving requires forgetting, then we’re all up a creek without a paddle. Rather, I believe forgiveness is necessary because we can’t forget the harm that’s been done to us.Read More

Forgiveness . . . an act of defiance against evil

Just finishing up editing some great discussions on forgiveness for the HFML website with author Dan Allender and Pastor Rod Van Solkema that I think you’ll find challenging. I know I did. One of the noteworthy remarks that I just can’t shake from our discussion was Dan’s comment... Read More

Man’s Best Friend

I had to make the decision to have our family dog put to sleep last weekend. It was one of the most heart wrenching decisions I’ve ever made. Andre, affectionately known as our “little buddy” (pictured to the left), was a part of our family for fifteen years. We will miss him deeply.
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Rolled Away

I was just reading in Joshua 5:9 where God told Joshua, “…Today I have rolled away the shame of your slavery in Egypt.”

Then it hit me:  God has rolled away the shame of my slavery, too.

Do you have things in your life that creep back into your mind and haunt you? ... Read More