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Building A Healthy Marriage: Your First Steps
Building a healthy marriage? It starts with good habits and intentionality. My dad wore work shoes most of the time. He had a pair of low-top steel-toe shoes that he wore with white socks and pants rolled up, if that paints a picture. He rarely wore dress shoes....
We Should Actively Pray For Others
The Bible tells us that Christians will be known by their love — "By this, all people will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another." (John 13:35) — but how can we show that love to people? Let's take a look at a quick passage from the first...
How You Can Be The Best Grandpa
What do I owe my grandchildren? Deuteronomy 4:9. Notice the 'no-nonsense' tone in these words from Moses – take care, use diligence, don't be forgetful, or get sidetracked. These indicate the need for a deliberate and purposeful plan for us as husbands/dads/grandpas....
UNCOMMEN Challenge: Setting Good Goals
If you are a UNCOMMEN member, please ensure you're signed in to view this content. If you aren't a member, please click here to get started. If you are like us and spend way too much time behind a desk or sitting on the couch, here’s your chance to...
Overprotective Parenting Habits
This is what overprotective parenting habits are doing to your child! A parent's duty to a child is to give them love, to care for them, and to keep them safe. However, parents in trying to keep kids safe, often go to extreme lengths. This duty can have detrimental...
“Why Am I Here?”: God’s Perfect Plan for Every Moment
God's perfect plan for every moment extends even to your work. I am a door to door salesman. I work on the road a couple of days a week. As you might expect, I see people from a wide range of life. Most of my customers are older. For me to see them, I have received a...
When Career Aspirations Overtake Husband Duties
Career aspirations and husband duties. Balance. That's a hard concept. We are taught to work hard. My example started early with both parents. A truck driver and a school librarian didn't make much. Isaiah 43:19 — "Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth,...
Talk With Your Children Individually
My daughter (15) is going through a tough time at school. She fancies a boy but is often at odds with him, and has moved friendship groups to be with the "cool girls." She hasn't entirely burned her bridges with her old friends, but it's a trying time for her and us...
Searching for Opportunities To Serve in Everyday Life
"Having eyes do you not see, and having ears do you not hear? And do you not remember?" — Mark 8:18. This scripture has always puzzled me. I do not know how many times Jesus said this. However, it was usually around some point He was making. The implication was not...
UNCOMMEN Challenge: Double Date
If you are a UNCOMMEN member, please ensure you're signed in to view this content. If you aren't a member, please click here to get started. It’s beneficial to develop couple friends as it gives you both some additional adult interaction around...
Finding Unity in Christ Alone
Do I find unity in Christ with all believers? I recently read a book about tribalism in America. When I think of tribes, I think of Africa, but this book dealt with a much broader perspective. This book was about any group with a common interest. Folks stick together...
Handling Early Marriage & Financial Struggles
Financial struggles exist. There are always choices to be made about money in marriage regardless of your age. However, when first married, you quickly learn the value of the dollar. When we were first married, we had two incomes. My wife was a grade-school teacher,...