It’s been a year now since I last posted my essay titled “Marriage Works.” At that time Emily and I were only months away from transitioning from 11 years of Youth Ministry to the unknown territory of Family Discipleship Ministry. We were both excited about the new adventure that lay ahead and at the same time a little fearful of…
Marriage Works Next month Emily and I will be celebrating 15 years of marriage. An amazing accomplishment for a guy like me. Considering how different we are from one another, it’s even more astounding… She’s a “do it right now,” kind of personality. I’m a procrastinator. Her family owned a business. I grew up in a lower middle class home. …
Recently I attended a wedding. Even though it was the wedding of a close relative, and I was extremely happy for the couple, the thing that I enjoyed the most during the wedding was sitting really close to my wife and remembering our special day. Every wedding I have ever attended (unless I was just not paying attention) included those…