Finding Home

When I Am Weak

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:56:23 GMT

As promised, here is the first chapter of my new book, Stronger: Trading Brokenness for Unbreakable Strength . Thanks for reading along! ** Chapter 1: When I Am Weak This isn’t how it works in the movies.

An Interesting Way to Pray

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:34:22 GMT

"Writing a book is an adventure," wrote Winston Churchill. "To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement; then it becomes a mistress, and then it becomes a master, and then a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled

Holding Your Child Back

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:18:33 GMT

What parent wants to deliberately hold his or her child back? According to an essay in this past Friday's Wall Street Jo urnal, quite a few. Writing on the Opinion page of the Weekend Journal , Bostonian Jennifer Graham points to a

Snoozing and Losing

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:50:47 GMT

Have you ever overslept? Who hasn't? But when was the last time doing so potentially caused you to miss out on a $10 million paycheck? Professional golfer Jim Furyk overslept yesterday and missed his tee time at a pro-am event in New

If I Were a Teacher...

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:03:42 GMT

The calendar still suggests summer, but in certain parts of the country, there is a touch of fall in the air. Here in Colorado Springs, we had our first 40 degree night in months just yesterday. There is another sign of the coming change:

My New Book

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:41:08 GMT

Just an FYI: I have a new book coming out September 1st. It's called Stronger: Trading Brokenness for Unbreakable Strength . The content comes straight from my heart, dealing with the challenges associated with embracing the hardships

Until We Meet Again

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:16:19 GMT

My good friend and colleague, Bart Phillips, died last Thursday night. He was buried yesterday under a warm and cloudless Colorado summer sky. At just 41 years-old, Bart was in love with life. As husband to Suzi and father to three

The Power of Love

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:28:55 GMT

I want to tell you a story. It’s a simple and true account, about a recent opportunity I had to introduce a colleague to a new and exciting love. Admittedly, the meeting came about like a bolt out of the blue, a serendipitous

Marriage is as Much a Responsibility as a Fundamental Right

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:20:08 GMT

The local newspaper usually reflects the heartbeat of the community. Usually, though not always. The Colorado Springs Gazette is our hometown publication. They do a great job covering our area despite the fact they have a

Susan's Story

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:17:03 GMT

Although it seems like a distant memory now, it was only a few months ago that Focus on the Family's "Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life" ad aired during the Super Bowl. Rather than being confrontational, as some critics had speculated, it was actually an

Seven Predictors of Divorce

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:27:09 GMT

I last shared Dr. Gottman's six predictors of marital success and happiness. Here now are his top warning signs of coming marital strife: 1. Harsh Start of Arguments The partner who starts the argument is aggressive or hostile,

Six Predictors of Marital Success and Happiness

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:23:25 GMT

How's your marriage? According to Dr. John Gottman, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington and the founder of the Gottman Relationship Institute , there are several things to consider when gauging the health of your

Why the Proposition 8 Decision Matters

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:35:53 GMT

U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker’s decision this past Wednesday nullifying the votes of 7 million Californians was, obviously, deeply troubling. The appeal process will be costly and lengthy, but those of us committed to marriage should be

A Family Update

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:45:22 GMT

Some of you may have heard or read about Focus on the Family reducing its budget by $27 million for the upcoming year. Of course, we’re hardly alone. Nearly every ministry, organization and corporation in America has been forced to deal squarely

When Good Inventions Go Bad

community@focusonlinecommunities.com — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:43:10 GMT

It's a product of the fallen nature of man: Anything and everything that was created for good, from medicine to technology, will eventually be corrupted for ill purposes. A recent case in point: A new "video conferencing" feature made