Tag: struggle
The Five Sex Lies (Part 2)
This post is the second in a five-part series. SEX LIE #2: Romance is the ultimate love This sex lie is behind almost every broken heart you’ve ever known, including your own. That means that if you can see through its deception you can save yourself MUCH future heartbreak. You will also be better equipped […]
Are You Living A Distracted Life?
Are you living a distracted life? The short — and honest — answer is YES. Our culture has made it both acceptable and expected that you will multitask — or attempt to engage and be quasi-attentive to several different things at once. This invitation to live a distracted life and fragment your attention into a […]
Does Your Life Reflect This One Priority?
Our lives — both what we say and how we live — say a lot about us. They are a living testament to what we believe to be important, meaningful, and worthy of… well, our very lives. And while words are important, it is ultimately how we live our lives — and what we give […]
Does the Bible Really Have a Blueprint for Your Life?
Does the Bible contain a blueprint for your life? It’s a fair question — especially among Christians who want to live a life in alignment with the heart and will of God. But does the Bible really hold a prescriptive way of living life — a specific model or blueprint for the “with God […]
Look At Things Differently
Could you benefit from a change of perspective? Is there a situation, circumstance, relationships, or some other context in your life that would be well served from you reconsidering it from another vantage point — or another’s vantage point. Truth is, we could all benefit from this, from time to time. Yet there often come […]
We Are Products of Our Past…
We are products of our past… But we don’t have to be prisoners of it. It has shaped us to be who we are today, but it does not define us. Nor does it dictate our future. And would you actually believe that God can redeem our past and use it — for His glory, […]
Live Life Like Nobody Is Watching
In a culture that suggests we should share every moment of our lives — on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or elsewhere– how do you live an authentic life? Do you know what I mean? How do you live a life that is true to who you are, and what you are really about — without trying […]
Don’t Be Afraid to Ask
This is my son pictured above. He just started 3rd grade. And this is a shot of him yesterday mowing the lawn — for the very first time. I didn’t ask him to mow, he asked me. In fact, it started a couple of weeks ago with him asking if he could help me mow. […]
Do You Run From Responsibility?
Do you run from responsibility? Or do you embrace it? It’s a fair question — especially given the season of life that you’re in. Not long ago (until sometime during the 1960s or 70s) graduation from college signaled a transition from adolescence to adulthood. Young people back then received their diploma, got a job, got […]
Noise
Have you ever stopped to notice how noisy our world is? How noisy your world is? In many ways you’ve grown up with a near constant buzz in your ear. TV, movies, music, the internet — all available to you on a variety of devices — that make it entirely possible for you to stay […]
TOP5 Things Sex has in Common with the Apocalypse (TOP10 Part 2)
Guest post from Michael Johnson at F-M-U.com In this weekend’s Date Night Advice, we finish off last week’s TOP10. #5: They both generate heat! Of course everyone knows we won’t be roasting marshmallows in the flames of the apocalypse. That fire is feared. However, the flames of passion can be every bit as dangerous. Instinctively […]