It's our wedding anniversary. Fifteen years ago today, I got into my Chevy Blazer and looked at the beautiful young lady that was seated in the passenger seat and said, “You’re my wife.” I think she responded with a simple, “Yep” but I really don’t remember. I was too...
There are a lot of books and programs that offer marriage advice. For instance, my wife and I were fortunate enough to be read through Larry Crabb’s The Marriage Builder by both our pastor and a handful of couples during our engagement. Truth be told, though, Crabb’s...
There is no doubting that every blogger who has committed time and energy to their craft has a set of blogs posts like those I am going to share with you today. These are the posts I produced with the belief they would be much better received than they were. They are...
“If we trust in him, God transforms ugly, hurtful circumstances into beautiful things that lift up and encourage us... He can take our brokenness and make something beautiful of it.” This quote does a great job of capturing the full scope of Jacqueline Wallace’s book,...
Imagine a life where you were in constant fear of something. Imagine that being a big part of your legacy! Whether it’s a matter of where you are going to find the money to pay for a tank of gas or whether it is believing the gunman you think is holding your child...
This week isn’t going as planned. This week was supposed to be a staycation where I would put everything into motion for an upcoming book publication. On Saturday morning, I sat down with my cup of coffee at my computer and set about with building out the next couple...
Am I a real man? My toenails have been pink for about a week now. Not just pink, but a girly, translucent glittery pink! And if that’s grounds for removal of my hypothetical man-card, please take it! I didn’t do the painting, mind you. As you may know, I have...
I've been hard at work preparing to share the Fathers Day message at my church this Sunday, so I have not had as much time to blog at 1Glories as I normally do. In light of that, I am not going to do an ICYMI post. As I have been studying and praying in preparation...
In life, we sometimes have our expectations pleasantly go unmet or exceeded by the actual experience. For example, when you go to a concert to be entertained and learn about forgiveness; both of others – and more importantly – yourself. Such was the case when my wife...