Questions to Ask When Your Spouse Wants You to Change
In any healthy marriage, there’s a lot of truth to the notion that we want and need to be accepted by our spouse, warts and all, just as we are. After all, every lasting marriage seems to find a way to survive some annoying personality traits that never seem to change.
#036: Loving Your Child Through Teenage Rebellion (Podcast)
Let’s face it: Teenage rebellion is nothing new. Every child everywhere goes through a season of rebellion against their parents — whether small or serious. So as parents, we are left with a decision to make. We can raise our white flag in surrender. We can go to battle with our kids. Or we can […]
5 Ways to Hug a Porcupine
It’s easy to love people when they are kind and sweet, but what about when they’re tired and cranky or even mean and nasty? One of the hardest things to do is to love unlovable, prickly porcupine people. In previous posts, I’ve confessed my porcupine-ish tendencies and addressed the trigger points that often turn people […]
Marriage Lessons from a Wise King
Recently, Susan and I were thrilled to attend the Nashville premiere of a deep, moving drama, The Song. The inspiration for the film comes from the life and writings of the ancient King Solomon, a man known in history for being the wisest of all wise men. He wanted to do things right. He wanted […]
#035: Are Your Kids Running You Ragged? (Podcast)
Some parents do a great job of making their marriage a top priority. On the other hand, some parents do not. Instead, these parents do everything for their kids to the detriment of their marriage. In other words, their kids are running them ragged! I think it’s safe to say that these parents have made […]
4 Insights When Your Spouse Irritates You
Getting irritated by your spouse is an occupational hazard for marriage. It happens in all marriages…some more than others. Sometimes I frustrate and annoy Susan. I confessed that when I wrote about how I can be like a prickly porcupine. And sometimes Susan can get on my nerves too. Take a recent weekend this summer for example. […]
I Don’t Trust God with My Wife
About a year ago, I wrote a post, Why My Marriage Walk Has Not Matched My Marriage Talk, and I listed several ways I was committing to take my own marital advice. Then this year, I reposted it, with an update on how I was doing with that commitment. At the end of that updated post, I […]
#034: Marriage Wisdom from an Unlikely Source with Kyle Idleman (Podcast)
On today’s episode we have Kyle Idleman—the bestselling author, pastor, and movie producer. Kyle’s book, not a fan., sold half a million copies and provided video curriculum for over 10,000 churches. He is also a teaching pastor at Southeast Christian Church, working with one of the nation’s largest congregations of nearly 21,000 people. Most recently, Kyle took […]
How to React to Porcupine People in Your Life
Once, I made a confession that I am a porcupine. But I’m not alone. We all have porcupine-ish characteristics sometimes and trigger points that cause us to get frustrated, irritated, and lash out at others, especially those closest to us. Once you know your trigger points, you learn how you might react to those porcupines in […]
