Men, if we are to love our wives, we must, among other things, pursue them.  On December 6th, 2003 this is what I promised my wife as I proposed to her: I promise to always pursue you in romance.
Now “pursuing in romance” does not merely mean sex and sensuality.  It means something more foundational.  To [...]

I’ve been thinking quite a bit about a conversation I had over Christmas. Some friends and I were discussing behavior and habits and why we often react to certain situations in certain ways. A guy in the group was explaining that he had issues with a particular family member. When pressed on the nature of [...]

While writing an earlier post, “Honey, Take Me for Granted“, I was not aware how this perspective so drastically changes my view of my wife and of being taken for granted by her.
First I was a wee bit annoyed by how my wife was expecting me to do so many little things for her, even [...]

Whether you are married, planning on getting married someday, or are a good friend to a married person or couple, you know that spouses can often take each other for granted.
Really this is not confined to marriage relationships.  Friends, co-workers, employers, parents, children, and in countless other relationships, taking others for granted or being taken [...]

Must one have an overflowing bank account, a lucrative business with steady flow of monetary income, an ever-climbing investment portfolio, and pounds and pounds of gold, silver, and precious jewels in a vault in order to be rich?
I don’t think so. Oh that we would judge wealth by the Lord’s standards. Let me tell you why I [...]