Skill Thought

Trust God from the bottom of your heart;    don’t try to figure out everything on your own.Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;    he’s the one who will keep you on track.Proverbs 3:5-6 MSG I’ve had some interesting conversations with friends about trust recently, specifically about trusting God. In uncertain times, we are […]

Shrinking The Joy Gap

My friend Dr. Marcus Warner and I have been talking a lot about our new book, The 4 Habits Of Joy-Filled Marriages. One of the points we keep bringing up is this: All of us decide to marry our spouse because we believe we will have more joy together than apart. Yet, somehow, our joy […]

Learn from the Trees

In The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate, former forester Peter Wohlleben shares what he has learned from 20 years of managing a forest nature reserve near the tiny village of Hummel, Germany. In an interview with Smithsonian Magazine, Wohlleben describes the community life of trees like this: “Some are calling […]