02 Apr

Posted at 08:00h in Family, Joy Church, Marriage

Anne and I have a great marriage!  We have been married for 22 years and one major key to having a great marriage may shock you!  What I am about to say is quite scandalous…if you are standing up you may want to sit down!  If you are driving, you may want to pull over (you shouldn’t be driving and reading this anyway)! What has kept our marriage so great is that for 22 years Anne and I have been having an affair!  There I said it…it’s good to get that off my chest and out in the open.  Now before you stop...

12 Jun

Posted at 08:00h in Family, Joy Church

Over the almost 50 years of my life, I have seen a lot of crazy things in this culture!  Of course just when I thought I had seen it all, I was flabbergasted as I watched a story of a mother who was giving her eight-year-old girl botox injections so she could compete successfully in a beauty pageant!  As they interviewed the mother she was completely convinced this was not only acceptable but the best thing for her daughter!  We live in crazy culture! Over the last number of weeks I’ve shared with you our key scriptures from Ephesians 6:1-4: “Children, obey your...

05 Jun

Posted at 08:00h in Family, Joy Church

We live in a crazy culture!  If you don’t believe me, I have one word for you… “Snooky!”  Only in a crazy culture can “Snooky” from the reality show “JerseyShore” become a cultural icon! Last month I shared with you our key scripture in Ephesians 6:1-4:  “Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.  Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise: That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.  And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition...

29 May

Posted at 08:00h in Family, Joy Church

If you don’t believe this culture is crazy, I have three words that will change your mind…Lady Ga-Ga!  If you don’t know who she is, you are not missing anything but if you do, you know this culture is crazy! Last week we shared with you our text scriptures from Ephesians 6:1-4: “Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.  Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise: That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.  And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them...

22 May

Posted at 08:00h in Family, Joy Church

Have you ever had an abscessed tooth?  If you have, you know there is almost an unlimited amount of pain!  Conversely, here in the Nashville area, we have a modern dental facility called “Dental Bliss”.  This high-dollar organization makes dental work seem almost like a vacation.  They have a spa and massage on the premises and really the only discomfort is simply keeping your mouth open for an extended period of time. We will all take a little controlled discomfort over unlimited pain!  This principle is truly applicable when it comes to child training!  Remember this example as we rescue our...