RHETT-orical: musing about Faith, Family, and Freedom

Can you imagine what a difference it would make if Christians ran for every office at all levels across our country – city council, school...

By now I’m sure you are well-versed in spiritual gift inventories. You’re probably also quite familiar with leadership assessments. It se...

When my daughter Anna-Frances was four years old, I took her on our first date.   “I will take you anywhere you want to go, Anna.   Where d...

Pastor Joe McKeever's writing has blessed me in the past.   Today, he posted another good one.  This time he explains five things about...

The first year or our marriage, I introduced my wife to madness.   March Madness. My father was an avid sports fan, and sounds of basket...

It shocked me when my son turned nine.  I realized that 1/2 of my time with him between birth and age eighteen was behind us.  Read my ar...

A portion of the prayer of St. Patrick (and it has nothing to do with drinking): Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me...

One of the lessons in the Christian journey involves accepting the way that God responds to our prayers.  The following show four ways that...

Charles Krauthammer is right on the money in his summary of Hillary Clinton's spin on deleting 30,000 emails. "She burned the ta...

Lying next to each other in his bed, my nine year old Dawson says, “Daddy! Do you know that you have hair growing in your ears? You need to...

When my oldest son Hendrix turned nine, a sad realization shocked me.    One-half of the time I had with him between birth and age eightee...

The following is a great, practical article from Family Life Today.  These small changes can amplify your love for each other . . . ...

Everything gets harder. You thought you were fat when you got married. Take a glance in the mirror this evening. That's why I often t...

  Everything gets harder. You thought you were fat when you got married. Take a glance in the mirror this evening. That's why I ofte...

There are no small tasks with God.  None.  Your worth has nothing to do with the size of your ministry or the location of it.  It has to do...

One of the essentials for any serious Christian is a good study Bible.  What I mean by a study Bible is one that is not just made to give ...

  What a powerful song sung by Larry Ford describing the unending grace of the Lord. He giveth more grace as our burdens grow gre...

  For you, O God, tested us;   you refined us like silver. You brought us into prison   and laid burdens on our backs. You let men ri...

Read my devotion "Dancing Over Me" here at Christian Devotions' site.

Last week, best-selling author, singer and dynamite Bible teacher Sheila Walsh rocked the house at the Houston, Texas stop of the  Women o...

Michael Hyatt gives excellent advice on how to slay the dragon daily that everyone faces in the morning.  He shares three daily disciplines...

take time . Not just to eat together, or work together around the house, or do homework together, or go to the athletic games together, alt...

Every one of us experience unwanted situations or unexpected problems in our lives at times.  This morning, Cathy Mogus' article Living...

I saw that the most important thing was to give myself to the reading of the Word of God, and to meditation on it, that thus my heart might...

Every morning, day in and day out, I get alone with God.  I would not dream of going to my office before first of all spending time alone w...

Imagine meeting with an engaged couple a few weeks before they are married. With excitement they describe how they met and how their relati...

Focus on the Family used my devotion "The Weight of Worry" in their February/March Thriving Family.  Read it here.

In honor of Valentine's Weekend, I have posted three great articles related to love and marriage.  Men sometimes define romance as sex,...

An old story told from the island of Kiniwata relates the account of a man known as Johnny Lingo. The youngest and strongest man from the i...

There’s an old joke about one of our presidents walking with his wife, who sees one of her old boyfriends in a less-than-glorious occupatio...

Mark Merrill shares great insights from 25 years of marriage . . . "I am so grateful for my 25 years of marriage to my wife, Susan. ...