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.
God, Our Refuge
Listen to “God Our Protector” by Steve Bell, singer/songwriter/storyteller. (lyrics) “’Because he loves me,’ says the Lord, ‘I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name…’” 1 Corinthians 7: 23 My son Taylor has taken to fishing the Fraser River near our home. As a newbie he was open to my opinion for where to catch large Chinook […] Read More >
Grass Today, Gone Tomorrow
“All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field.” 1 Peter 1:24a Last night my favorite hockey team, the Vancouver Canucks, beat the Minnesota Wild 3-0, and one of their best players, Henrik Sedin, earned two more points to pull away from Claude Giroux of Philadelphia to top […] Read More >
Heart, Soul, Mind, Strength.
Share this Devo on Facebook and Twitter: Give it all you got. http://thelife.com/DailyDevotions/heart-soul-mind-strength #LifeDevo “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind.” Luke 10:27 Ever wonder what the Bible means when it says to love God with your heart, soul, strength, and mind? […] Read More >
Helmet of Salvation
Frank Moore explains the Christian view on salvation plus other key theological ideas in More Coffee Shop Theology: Translating Doctrinal Jargon into Everyday Life. “Take the helmet of salvation…” Ephesians 6:17a I remember as a child trying to figure out why the ‘armor of God’ fit particular parts of the body. Some made sense, like the ‘breastplate […] Read More >
I Choose You
Read Love Is a Choice: The Definitive Book on Letting Go of Unhealthy Relationships Choose the one you’re with. http://thelife.com/DailyDevotions/i-choose-you #LifeDevo “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Colossians 3:12 In late January over twenty-six years ago, I had a conversation about future employment with the woman […] Read More >
I Don’t Think My Wife is “The One”
I am married to a wonderful woman. When I first met Shelaine I was attracted to her wit, looks, wisdom, and smile. Within six months we were engaged. The summer before we married I introduced her to a mentor couple from a church I used to attend. As we sat at their kitchen table the […] Read More >
I Wonder About Mary
Discover a new adaptation of Mary Did You Know? “…the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.’” Luke 1:30-31 (Read the whole story) Have you ever known a woman who is pregnant and whose […] Read More >
If Hockey Banned Fighting
Read Donald B. Kraybill’s The Upside Down Kingdom. “If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them.” Luke 6:29 It’s the playoffs, and during them hockey players hold to the unspoken rule that giving hard hits is fine, but one […] Read More >
Is God a Prude?
Does God smile on love but frown on sex? Does God want us to love others, but have prudish rules for how we can show it sexually? For example the Bible teaches: Run away from adolescent lust. Save sex for marriage. Don’t do it with your neighbor’s spouse. We might think that God forgot that […] Read More >
Is Work Killing Your Relationships?
Does your career own you? Do household chores keep you from quality time—or any time—from your kids? Do the demands of errands and meetings and emergencies keep you from catching your breath? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, you might be suffering from workaholism. In the United States today, about seventeen […] Read More >