As I talk to men around the country, most of their marriage issues center around one word: “respect.” They perceive that their wife’s words are demeaning and they go into shutdown mode.

As a husband, let me give you my thoughts on why this is and how to repair that tension!

How many times do couples fight per year? A British insurance survey said 2,455 (that’s 7 per day!).

Out of 28 sources of fights, I picked out 10:

People think that when they get married they will “never be lonely again.” Wrong.

Loneliness in marriage is predictable. The longer you live together, the less you feel the need to talk. No wonder so many empty-nesters divorce after their kids leave: the silence is deafening. What causes it and how do we cure it?

During this holiday season, I like to spend time with the “5 F’s”: “friends, family, food, fishing, and football!”

I also like to take time to give thanks to God for one other “F”: Fellowship.

Knowing God is amazing. Worshipping God is better. Hearing from God is the best!

I’ve pastored long enough to know the mood swings of the holidays:  cheer, euphoria, laughter and loneliness, regret, and depression.

How can you prepare for the “swings of the season?”  Try these six remedies: 

All of us face hurt.

Some of us choose to forgive.

The rest of us live in bitterness.

How do you “forgive and forget?” We have a pretty good Example.

Jesus prayed, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

You will hopelessly hold on to hurt until you realize what He knew:

Forgiveness becomes easier when we realize our hurt is really Satan vs. God. People are just caught in the middle.”

How do you “forgive and forget?” We have a pretty good Example.

Here are 4 perspectives that will help you to forgive:

Marriage has to have a foundation. If it doesn’t, you will endlessly drift on the sea of culture, disappointment, and changes. I have boiled down my seven most important lessons that give Melanie and I stability now in our 40th year of marriage.

Do you ever wonder why some leaders are magnetic and others are not? Is the “it” factor something you can learn? Is it a skill that can be developed? I believe it is.

Therefore, I can help you learn how a disorganized person can become…mainly organized!

I have noticed that children and parents seem to be drifting apart. Weeks go by with little conversation or interaction. My father-in-law, Jim Clark, taught me the greatest secret to raising kids: the “family night.”

Why are people making more, owning more, and interacting more…and enjoying it less?

Everyone knows that when you decide to marry you get engaged.

It’s true: Most of us don’t exercise.

We talk about it, think about it, and hear about it. The problem is, it is still a million miles away from us doing it.

“Fathering is not just a ROLE, it is a FOUNDATION.”

Melanie and I have six children, all married, with 16 grandchildren and 2 on the way.

Ephesians 4 and 5 give us 10 indicators that you are finally starting to “grow up.”

Here are some things that restore my sense of sanity, balance, and predictability.

Here are a three things to know about regaining your confidence after a colossal failure.

Everybody knows we need faith to please God. We need faith to get answers to prayer. How do we get it? How do we use it?

It seems that almost daily we are hearing of another personal crash: moral, financial, marital, or physical.