Articles At A Glance - Marriage Anchors

Learn From the Geranium

8. September 2020

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My wife, Barbara, loves flowers and gardening. I like them too, but I don’t like planting, weeding, or watering them. Basically I have a brown thumb. On the front step she has a nice, red, potted geranium plant. It really is beautiful. Have you ever wondered why? If you were to water it, wait for 2 […]

Trust Him When Your Life Screams Not To

2. September 2020

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At least once in your life, you will be brought to the end of your rope. You will wonder where God is. You will doubt if He is really for you. You will question if He is working on your behalf. I confess during my first wife’s 7 year battle with terminal cancer (diagnosed at age […]

Choose the Narrow Path

31. August 2020

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Have you ever gone hiking? If you’ve been in the military like many of us, you’ve gone on many fun and exciting hikes. Hm! Seemingly, the best way to hike is to find the smoothest, widest, path…one that was made or repaved recently. Ah yes! Easy, wide, smooth. My self-centered nature prefers that path which gives me what […]

Stay Your Thoughts on Him

27. August 2020

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Have you ever pondered a thought with intentionality? Have you studied something to the point that others wondered when “you’d come up for air”? I’m not too good at meditating. My mind tends to travel so fast I feel like a jack rabbit running on a hot bed of coals. I’ve seen people in art […]

Seek Him When the Ducks Are Nibbling

27. August 2020

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I went to an animal petting farm with our family when the kids were young. If you’ve not been to one, the experience is memorable. I loved holding the little chicks and petting the sheep, goats, and cows. At the same time, I was looking for that alcohol hand sanitizer! As I was slowly meandering […]

Hope in the Hidden Places

26. August 2020

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I went for a walk in a mature pine forest near Wisconsin Dells. It was a beautiful summer morning. The sky was blue, the sun up, and the stillness armongst the tall pines was dripping with calm. I found a nice tree and I sat down on the thick, soft bed of pine needles that […]

Be Christ’s Disciple: Be Accountable

2. June 2020

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“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” (1Peter 5:8 ESV) From over 44 years of ministry, I’ve learned an important principle regarding following Jesus and being His disciple. “Godly wisdom is learning to trust yourself less and less each day and learning to entrust yourself to […]