Weekly Newsletter

Weekly Newsletter

June 20, 2015

finding wisdom in a foolish world

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Imagine the outrage had the shooter been a dark-skinned Muslim who stood in a Bible study and said, “I must kill Christians.” The Church would stand united. We would make it abundantly clear that we are on the side of Christians in standing against Islamic terrorism. But Dylann Roof wasn’t dark-skinned and he didn’t come to kill Christians. He was white and according to reports, he stood up and said, “I must kill black people.”Continue Reading...

When in proper rhythm, it is the perfect combination. It gives the relationship movement. The couple is never stuck; they are continually in motion. When in the wrong rhythm, it is frustrating. Movement grinds to a halt, momentum is lost, and each spouse is looking at the other wondering what is wrong. Marriage has a rhythm. Both husbands and wives have roles to play. When executed well, the marriage thrives. When roles are ignored, theContinue Reading...

The dads I know could never be on a modern sitcom. They aren’t idiots. They aren’t selfish. They aren’t clueless pawns who have been rescued by their smart, successful, common-sense wives. Their wives are those things, but they aren’t with the dads I know out of pity or some momentary lapse of judgment. These smart women are with these men because they are smart women. They know what is important and they found men worthyContinue Reading...

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We trust ourselves. If I had to narrow down the most common mistake every person makes, it would be this–we blindly trust what we think occurred without any thought that we might be wrong. We know what we saw. We believe what we heard. The thought never crosses our minds that we only saw the situation from one angle. We never consider that we might have heard wrong. Humanity has a tremendous capability to processContinue Reading...