Dr. Bill Strom
Bill Strom teaches communication at Trinity Western University in Langley, BC. His research interests include marital communication and how couples speak human virtues into their marriages. Bill is married to Shelaine, a career coach, and they enjoy involvement with their three young adult sons. Bill and Shelaine live in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
A God Who Cares
Drawing people to God through care and compassion is the theme of Compassion Evangelism: Meeting Human Needs by Thomas G. Nees A simple truth we often forget. http://thelife.com/dailydevotions/a-god-who-cares #LifeDevo “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 The class began like others in my communication course. At the start of the semester […] Read More >
A Little Self-Control Goes a Long Way
My wife studies people, and several years ago she decided to run a little experiment with our three sons. “You can have one marshmallow right now, or, if you can wait for fifteen minutes, you can have two marshmallows later,” she told Taylor, Clark and Eric who were seven, six, and four at the time. […] Read More >
A Sign of Your Times
What are you craving? Intimacy? Destiny? Meaning? Explore your cravings. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Above my 19-year old son’s bed, on the wall, hangs an orange “slow-moving vehicle” sign. It’s the kind you see on the back of tractors and hay wagons. […] Read More >
A Time to be Quiet
A calm apology defuses a lot of anger. http://thelife.com/dailydevotions/a-time-to-be-quiet #LifeDevo Do you feel overwhelmed at the thought of conflict? Read Making Peace with Conflict: Practical Skills for Conflict Transformation. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. ….A time to be silent and a time to speak.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 & 7b Recently […] Read More >
Are You Humble? Six Ways Your Spouse Can Tell
Mac Davis sings, “Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble, when you’re perfect in every way.” The odd thing is, we may search for the perfect spouse, but if we marry someone who thinks they’re perfect, life together usually isn’t. Asking people “Are you humble?” can turn weird. If they say “yes”, they seem proud. […] Read More >
Caught Blue-Handed
As we experience God’s love, it spills to people around us. Read The Fruitful Life: The Overflow of God’s Love Through You by Jerry Bridges “Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.” Proverbs 14: 9-10 A young girl visiting our home with her mother was getting bored so my wife led her to […] Read More >
Christmas Time. Family Time?
Share this Devo on Facebook and Twitter: Get together with the fam. www.thelife.com/DailyDevotions/christmas-time-family-time #LifeDevo “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but […] Read More >
Commitment and Faithfulness in Relationships
Commuting with four carpool buddies offers ample opportunity to chew the fat, so one day I posed the question: What’s the difference between commitment and faithfulness? After a few rounds of debate the jury was in: Commitment is our intent to stay in relationship with our wives; faithfulness is the practice of doing so. That […] Read More >
Commitment and Faithfulness: Being true to your spouse
Commuting with four carpool buddies offers ample opportunity to chew the fat, so one day I posed the question: What’s the difference between commitment and faithfulness? After a few rounds of debate the jury was in: Commitment is our intent to stay in relationship with our wives; faithfulness is the practice of doing so. That […] Read More >
Contentment in October
Read Contentment by Richard Swen “…I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:11b-13 Where I live October is a transition month. By October summer is all put away. The […] Read More >