Last Thursday, Carla and I celebrated our 5th year anniversary. It’s been five years, filled with so many memories that our single lives feel like separate lifetimes. After five years, all we can say is that what everyone says is the secret of a...
Last night, I was talking with some men in my discipleship coaching group about the blog I wrote last Monday. We got to speaking about being single and the term the Gift of Celibacy came up. Like Dating or Courtship, it’s one of those terms...
A few days ago, an article entitled Why Courtship is Flawed popped up in my Facebook feed. I read it and noted the thousands of likes and shares. I think the author did a good job of defining his terms and being clear. But there are a few important...
It’s late. I’ve had a long but great day at work and with my family. So I don’t have time to write a new blog. But here are some old blogs from last year up to 4 years ago. All of them are under the theme of FAMILY. Enjoy! ...
The Bible says that to enter into a relationship with Jesus, we must acknowledge Him as both Lord and Savior. Savior means He loves us and saves us from our sins. Lord means He deserves our obedience and submission. The Savior part is easier to...
I just got back from a 5 day vacation with my family and I decided to not blog the whole time I was there. It was great being able to rest, but it’s also great to be back. Yesterday was the wedding of our good friends, Patrick Mercado and Carla Ley...
I was in the car with my dad. I planned to ride with him to his house then take a cab or jeep to our home. As we drove, we talked about something that always gets us excited – work. Even before I was in full-time ministry, we would get...
A few weeks ago, Carla and I gave a talk at our church in Singapore for the singles. We had a great time with everyone and as usual, ran out of time answering people’s questions. So we took a bunch of questions home and will answer them in two...
Ask any married person how they knew that their spouse was the one they wanted to marry, and most of the time the answer is, “I just knew.” That answer irritated me so much while I was single. How does that help me now? But now that...
A couple weeks ago, I was pleasantly surprised to find that my wife and I were featured in a Yahoo News article about “celebrity couples with whirlwind romances.*” (Must have been a very slow news day. I mean, how much more can you really say about...