8 Things that Restored Our Marriage Pt. 3 (Repost)

8 Things that Restored Our Marriage Pt. 3 (Repost)

ShareI am pretty sure that this post is going to tick some people off. I am confident that there will be some people that read this next principle and think that I am being legalistic; that I am going to extremes and that I am not in touch with culture. Some of you will read [...]

Lying When the Truth Would Do

Lying When the Truth Would Do

ShareI can remember sitting in a counseling session talking to our marriage counselor. Trisha and I were still separated at this point. One of the things were discussing was integrity. When you’ve had an affair, there’s no doubt that you lack integrity…but this discussion was about something bigger. This conversation was about the origin of [...]

A New Kind of Normal

A New Kind of Normal

ShareOne thing that I have learned over the past five years, is that the relational quality of my marriage is often just a reflection of my relationship with God. There have been so many times that I tried to change an aspect of my marriage, or how I reacted in my marriage, without recognizing this [...]

Me and My ‘Slim T’

Me and My ‘Slim T’

ShareMy boys have been into watching the NBA summer league on NBA TV. Not much excitement there, but what has been exciting are the commercials. Apparently, advertising is much cheaper on NBA TV than most of the big networks. I base this theory on the quality of the commercials and the quantity of infomercials prompting [...]

Unexpected Ways

Unexpected Ways

ShareA little over a year ago, we sat our middle son Elijah down and told him that we felt like God was leading us back into full time vocational ministry. We didn’t know what that looked like, but we wanted to make the decision as a family. Elijah immediately began to cry. Neither Trisha nor [...]

Coming Back

Coming Back

ShareHey everyone! We just wanted to let you know that we are returning here on RefineUs on Monday, July 26th. We took some time off for camp, vacation, travel and rest. Looking forward to being back with you guys in a few days. We have some exciting things to share with you as we look [...]

15 Years of Grace

15 Years of Grace

ShareOn this day, 15 years ago, Trisha said “I Do.” Those of you that are a part of our community know that we almost didn’t make it to year number 11…so to be at year 15 is pure grace. The picture above is from our honeymoon. I know I look drunk, but I wasn’t. What [...]

Living Courageously

Living Courageously

ShareA few weeks ago we were invited to some friends’ house to go blobbing. We had such a blast. I am not sure if you know what a blob is…it is like a huge pillow that floats on water. When we arrived, my 7-year old son Isaiah wanted to do this! There was a problem…you [...]

4 Things that Will Improve Your Marriage Today

4 Things that Will Improve Your Marriage Today

ShareWithin the last month, Trisha and I have been able to offer a new resource through RefineUs; Marriage Coaching. It has been very cool to see how God has brought us 4 couples to come along side and journey with over a 4-month period of time. Our goal for our marriage coaching stays true to [...]

My Character Vs. My Calendar

My Character Vs. My Calendar

ShareI had the opportunity yesterday to continue our Chronicles series at Cross Point. We have been talking about the parables of Jesus. Yesterday, I taught on the parable of the mustard seed. The big idea of this parable is that God’s Kingdom may seem small and insignificant, but through Christ, it will have a tremendous [...]

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