Throughout my career I have felt significant tension between writing about marriage and upholding the ideal of growing in Christ, which includes sacrifice. Sacred Marriage is really, in my view, a …
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Virtue and Friendship
Ambrose begins Book III (you can read summaries of Book I HERE and Book II HERE) of his magnum opus Duties of the Clergy by extolling the importance of drawing wisdom and understanding from scriptural …
Hilariously Holy, Part 1
Decades ago, while serving on a pastoral search committee, I listened to hours of sermons from people all over the country. One young applicant was certainly earnest, and he clearly aimed for …
You Hurt Because You Care
Patrick and Michelle’s daughter has lived with her boyfriend for two years. She knows her parents disapprove but she’s open to continuing their relationship. She’s warned them that any “sermons” or …
Are You Wearing Yourself Out Climbing the Wrong Mountain?
Imagine if you were told that everything you wanted most in life could be yours if you could scale this one mountain. You got in shape, gained strength, spent a lot of money to buy climbing gear, …
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The Valentine’s Day Gift that Keeps on Giving
Learning how to cherish each other can be the Valentine’s Day gift that keeps on giving. Chocolate will be consumed (and have to be worked off). Flowers will wilt. Lingerie will…get torn? …
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