“Georgia!” my father yelled. “If you don’t straighten out, we’re going to drop you off right there.” He pointed to the large sterile hospital-like building that they called the children’s home. “That’s where they put children like you.” I had been picking on my little brother as we rode in the backseat of the car….
FEATURED GUEST: Mark Driscoll If you’re married, you’ll have conflict. You cannot avoid conflict because marriage is an unconditional commitment to an imperfect person, and both you and your spouse are imperfect people. As my wife Grace and I write in our book, Real Marriage, 1 sinner plus 1 sinner cannot equal 0 conflict. Every…
If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” I repeated this to myself in complete silence for more than an hour as I sat on the couch next to a brand-new messenger bag and a confused fiancé. I couldn’t believe my fiancé, Michael, would buy himself something that, to me, seemed so…
The house is quiet today–it’s just me, the dog, Ginger, and the cat, Belle. They hang out peacefully when they are on opposite sides of the house. But once Ginger gets a whiff of the poor cat, a game of chase quickly ensues…with me following close behind shouting “No Ginger!” The cat runs down into…
I realize some people might react negatively to the term “loser” because in God’s eyes, everyone has value, worth and purpose. In that sense, no one is or ever could be a loser. But we can all acknowledge that for many reasons some people are not healthy individuals where they currently are. Maybe in ten…
