Cell phones are wonderful when they work, but when you are in an area where your signal is breaking up, it can be frustrating. You hear the person's voice fading in and out, but you keep talking, hoping that he or she is hearing you. Then, suddenly, you realize that...
Do you remember those words, "for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until God by death shall separate us?" They are part of the Episcopal wedding ceremony—the one that you hear at traditional weddings. Are they just well-meaning...
In 1944 Frank Capra, the celebrated director, produced a comedy film called Arsenic and Old Lace. It’s about two sweet but murderous aunts who put poison in the elderberry tea that was served to a succession of male residents in their boarding house and then stored...
This was a question asked of Peter and me over a TV network interview. These are a few of our answers: POOR COMMUNICATION Shouting uncontrollably and blasting away at your mate, saying, "Well, that's just how I feel and I can't do anything about it!" As Christians our...
Side A wrote a song entitled “So many questions.” Well, we can all relate, to the title at least, because it encapsulates what’s on the minds of so many people today. The biggest question is: “When is this all going to end?" Needless to say, my wife has a lot of...
🏠 📖🙏"Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain..." (Psalm 127:1). Early on in our marriage we never made GOD the foundation of it. We both worked, then we decided to have kids. Peter eventually asked me to quit the airlines...
🦹♂️ Wives long to look up to their man as their LEADER. And that leadership is not overbearing, not controlling, but a LOVING LEADERSHIP where we can find assurance that we are securely loved, valued and properly...
🧠There is a thought that crosses a man's mind when he goes through a certain age, most especially - between 50 and 60 years of age: "Hmmm, can I still attract someone, even a younger woman👩🎤? Do I still have it in me?" Well, guys, this...
Since turning a year older last November, a word that God impressed in my heart was "fortitude." It didn't make sense at first. Or maybe its because I'm in my 40's. By definition, it's about having courage in pain and adversity. I realized that it's a quality we all...
Just because you’re talking to your spouse (and kids) doesn’t necessarily mean that you are communicating. Active listening is also needed for true dialogue to happen. Active listening is more than the ear capturing sound waves from the speaker's mouth. It is to...