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Bates Ivey – My Dad You know, any fool with live sperm can father a child, but it takes a very special man to be a Dad. My Dad was 97 when he shuffled off this mortal coil to his heavenly reward. He was a faithful servant of God, active in ministry of one kind […]

When The Gorgeous Redhead and I first got together, we were the proverbial skunk and turtle respectively. She conducted her business at the top of her lungs and I withdrew into my shell. Neither of us understood that the root cause of these behavior models was to be found in the oft misunderstood and shunned

It costs you nothing – no financial expenditure is required of us and yet people don’t just want your time, they crave it. I’ve told most of you before that I keep a 3 gallon glass jar on my desk with a marble in it for every week I’ve been alive…there are somewhere beyond 3900

Several years ago, a group of historians met and asked a number of intriguing questions. What if the Moors had won in the great historic battle in Spain? What if the Dutch had kept New Amsterdam? What if Louis XVI had been a strong, firm king? What if Lee had won at Gettysburg? What if

Life hurts, and all of us have unresolved pain in our pasts. Why? It’s because we are human, and unfortunately, pain is part of the human experience. This pain accumulates in our hearts, begins to compromise us, and forces us to deal with it. Family of origin theory speaks to this. All children must learn

Men, this Nugget is for you. How many of you came to marriage with the notion that your new bride was going to meet all your needs and expectations. She would be a gourmet cook in the kitchen, a wizard at keeping the house spotless. She would be a fashion model in the daytime and

Keep your eyes open, hold tight to your convictions, give it all you’ve got, be resolute, and love without stopping. I Corinthians 16:13-14 If you were creating a recipe for romantic love, what would be your top ingredients? A “hot” body? Fresh breath? Great in bed? Fabulous cook? Reads your mind and meets all your

Too Busy to Read This? Well, then You REALLY Need It! “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken from her.” Luke 10:41-42 Simon and Garfunkel’s song that everyone of you has

Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again, and it’s what you get when you don’t get what you want. Marriage isn’t supposed to make you happy – it’s supposed to make you married. Marriage, like a submarine, is only safe if you get all the

Recently, a couple in crisis from another state called us for help. They were considering separating and maybe even divorce. Another family with a small child was about to become a statistic. They could not afford to come to Celina for a Marriage 3.0 weekend to learn how to create a successful marriage but desperately