Want to share your struggles with someone? Talk to a mentor who can be a supportive voice. Ok. Let’s read the run-down. We’ve got sporting events, book clubs, church, blind dates, art galleries, weddings, the internet, parties, work, vacation and you can never fully rule out a random gas station run-in or grocery store check-out line. This...

Suppose I've just taken my wife out on a date, and the next morning a friend asks me what I did last night. Guess my likely response: "Oh we went out to the Keg, it was great – I had one sweet tastin' steak with all the trimmings! It was so good that Rushia tried to steal a piece. No way, all mine. Then we went to a movie - bit of a chick flick,...

Entering the empty nest for us was a benchmark in our lives. Some things changed forever. For instance, from this time on we would catalogue our lives as BC (before children) and AC (after children). Faced with so many life changes, we did what we often do - we made a list. For us, making our list was a reality check and was the first step in...

This is Part 4 of a 4 part series - How You Can Love by Faith Take the step Agape love frequently expresses itself as a flow of compassion. Jesus said, “Rivers of living water shall flow from the inmost being of anyone who believes in me” (John 7:38, TLB). Compassion is one of these rivers. It is a gentle stream of tenderness and concern...

This is Part 3 of a 4 part series - How You Can Love by Faith 3. You cannot love in your own strength Just as surely as “those who are in the flesh (the worldly, carnal person) cannot please God,” so in your own strength you cannot love as you should. You cannot demonstrate agape love, God’s unconditional love for others, through your...

This is Part 2 of a 4 part series - How You Can Love by Faith Five truths about love But what is agape love? How does this kind of love express itself? Paul gives us an excellent description: "Love is very patient and kind, never jealous or envious, never boastful or proud, never haughty or selfish or rude. Love does not demand its own way....

"Love is...not quick to take offense...love keeps no score of wrongs.... There is nothing love cannot face; there is no limit to its faith, its hope and its endurance" (1 Corinthians 13:4-7). It was our anniversary. Thirty seven years! We decided to drive to the resort where we had spent our honeymoon. It was only an hour drive. I was delighted...