I married my husband, Jason, because he was a youth pastor and I had a burning passion for ministry–and because Jason was so handsome and I had a burning passion for him. I wanted to do BIG things for God’s Kingdom and I had visions of the two of us conquering the world in Jesus…
I birdied the twelfth hole!” my boyfriend cried excitedly. “It was awesome. I holed out from the bunker.” Birdy? What? He killed a bird? … Bunker? Is there a war going on? All this golf talk made my head spin. It was like a foreign language. The extent of my golf knowledge consisted of knowing…
The stress of work, church responsibilities and post-wedding busyness and change had finally caught up with me. I went home from work every night, sat on the couch and watched TV until it was time to go to bed. Then, I would curl up into a ball under the covers and sob uncontrollably. And then…
Marriage is made of promises, from the inaugural seconds of the union between a man and woman. I, Sinner 1, promise to be true to you, Sinner 2, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.” I took some…
After signing the Declaration of Independence in 1776, Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd U.S. president wrote in his Notes on the State of Virginia, God who gave us life gave us liberty.” While Jefferson is speaking about gaining liberty—defined by Merriam-Webster as the quality or state of being free; the power to do as one pleases—as…
