So GOD formed from the dirt of the ground all the animals of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the Man to see what he would name them. Whatever the Man called each living creature, that was its name. (Genesis 2:19) Hippopotamus. Platypus.… Read More
Archive Tag: marriage
What To Give Women
There’s always a lot of pink. And fruit tea. The songs are all in the wrong keys. And every men’s restroom sign has a “women’s restroom” sign taped over it, which I invariably discover only after drinking too much fruit tea. But still. I’m thankful for women’s conferences. Attending them… Read More
Ask This Question To Stay Married
“Why didn’t you ask your mother?” My youngest has always brought his questions to me instead of Becky. Even if she’s sitting right beside him. Even if I’m at the other end of the house…in my office…with the door closed…and locked…on a conference call. Can I have a snack? Are… Read More
Three Ways To Balance Work & Family
In the last year I sang and spoke in 81 cities. I posted twice from overseas with a group of bloggers I assembled and herded led. I managed a team of worship leaders and other volunteers as our church transitioned from a cafeteria to a permanent home. I wrote at… Read More
Love Does Not Read Minds
Just before our wedding an elderly woman who’d been married for many decades handed Becky a thin paperback: Men Read Newspapers Not Minds. Becky read it on the first flight of our honeymoon. The humor on its pages was a couple generations out of date but the wisdom of its… Read More
How I Met Becky
Becky and I are celebrating sixteen years of marriage this week, twenty-one years together. So, since I’m already doing a lot of reminiscing, how about I answer the question women ask me more than any other: How’d you and Becky meet? The first answer I always give is Hooters. But… Read More