Happy Valentine’s Day! In the spirit of celebrating love and intimacy, I know of no greater guidance to share with you than that offered in Philippians 2:1-11. No, this passage does not refer to marriage, and it is not one of the classic love passages. Even so, I think it Read more…
Thank you for following my ten part series on peace. I hope it has been worth your time and effort so far. In my experience, today is where we separate the men from the boys, or the women from the girls, as the case may be. I know how much Read more…
If you haven’t read my previous five posts on ways to increase your peace, I would encourage you to do so before proceeding. Now that we are coming down the home stretch, my remaining five suggestions are going to really go to your core. I hope they do. Because that Read more…
We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you the following message: So as I am walking into my new office at Murphy Toerner and Associates this morning, I hear a couple of Canadian geese honking in flight behind me. I notice their honking is getting louder, so I turn Read more…
No, this isn’t to inform you of some kind of innovative BluRay indestructible disc, or anything like that. It is just to make sure you know “Fireproof” DVDs go on sale this Tuesday. I would urge you to buy a copy, if you did not see it at the theater. Read more…
Still Making News in Theaters When it comes to moviemaking, you don’t often hear of production companies that look to the story of Jesus taking five loaves and two fish and feeding thousands as inspiration. Nor do you hear of productions committed to daily prayer for their efforts and the Read more…
Our household is in full-on Kung Fu Panda mode right now. Don’t tell my son’s school teachers or principal, please! It’s a peace-loving Montessori school, and Kung Fu definitely wouldn’t go over well on that playground. But, he’s a boy who is about to turn five years old, and I’m Read more…
Well, I’ve been encouraging everyone to go watch Fireproof since its release date on the last weekend of September. And now that I have had the opportunity to see it for myself, I wish my online readership was in the millions, just so I could persuade EVERYONE to go see Read more…
If you have the opportunity, I would encourage you to go check out “Fireproof” when it opens at the theaters this weekend. The film chronicles the life of Capt. Caleb Holt, who lives by his fireman’s motto, “Never leave your partner behind.” As a fireman, he is confident, successful, and Read more…
My wife and I recently went for a marriage retreat at the Parish Hermitage. We really needed it. I really needed it. I was not in a good place regarding my marriage, and my wife and my marriage were suffering for it. And the two things that really blow me Read more…