Archives: February 2014

IN TRAGEDY — GOD IS THERE

February 28, 2014 - Serious Struggles

Doug feared the worst as he waited for an answer with tears streaming down his face. I struggled for words, but they escaped me. I stared at the floor trying to decide how to tell him his young, pregnant wife...

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WHY KIDS ARE AFRAID OF DOCTORS

February 27, 2014 - Miscellaneous

A 6 year old little girl was a patient in my office today. She barely took a breath as she spoke. Kids are afraid of doctors because they don’t like shots. Mom says my freckles are from God to...

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MEN — THIS IS THE KEY TO ROMANCE

February 26, 2014 - Men Only, Romance

Guys, she knows when you’re lying. If you’re a married man, this is not news. I don’t mean lying about an affair or watching pornography, or anything disgusting and disturbing like that. I’m referring to telling the truth about...

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ALTHOUGH HUSBANDS ARE NOT CHRIST . . .

February 25, 2014 - Marriage

“Husbands are not Christ. But they are called to be like him. And the specific point of likeness is the husband’s readiness to suffer for his wife’s good without threatening or abusing her. This includes suffering to protect her...

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THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME IS HERE

February 24, 2014 - Radical Hope

Balancing work with family time and an occasional hobby doesn’t leave us much margin in our lives. So where are we to find the time to invest in others? I realize that God has not called everyone to Africa....

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WHEN GOD DOESN’T SEEM TO MAKE SENSE — HE DOES

February 21, 2014 - Serious Struggles

I first posted this one year ago. It bears repeating, especially if you read to the end.  The young couple stood before me, seeking hope from the doctor from America. As I examined their four-year-old little girl, Jenci, the truth...

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HEAVEN IS TOO GREAT

February 20, 2014 - God

“Fight for us, Oh God, that we don’t drift numb and blind and foolish into vain and empty excitements. Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst. Heaven is too great, hell...

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GUYS — THIS IS WHAT WOMEN REALLY WANT IN A MAN

February 19, 2014 - Men Only

Transient commitment — It’s a fresh term for our society, and a new moral low. This is not what women want. Commitment is so . . . permanent, that civilized man devised a concept that would pretend to embody integrity,...

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THROUGH SUFFERING GOD REVEALS

February 18, 2014 - God

In silence man endures, wondering why God has allowed pain into his life. But through suffering God reveals His heart in ways that would be otherwise impossible to understand. 

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THERE IS NO HIGHER CALL FOR DADS

February 17, 2014 - Parenting

There is no higher calling than Dad. Unfortunately not all dads are up to the task—some take the responsibility seriously and pour themselves into it, others not so much.

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