FAITHFUL MAN®

How to Avoid Selfishness When Serving Those You Love

When we serve, are we serving from a pure heart – with no ulterior motive, no side agenda, no endgame in mind? We often tell ourselves we’re serving, we’re helping, we’re meeting needs but so often, that service is a lot more about what we are and aren’t willing to do rather than sacrificially offering…
An Audio Adventure Series Your Kids (or Nieces, Nephews, and Grandkids) Will LOVE!

Winning the battle for your child’s heart and mind can seem like a daunting task for good parents who only want the best for their kids. Will you lose your kids to a culture that seems designed to oppose and destroy everything you believe is right, good and true? A vital part of successful parenthood…
Don’t Fight Over it . . . Pray Over It! Are You Missing Out on the Power of Prayer?

My way is right! Not hard to understand . . . it just is! Maybe we never say these words but often in marriage, we don’t have to. It’s the unmistakable message our husband/wife gets after discussing an issue, preference, or a way of doing something. And, how does that make you feel? Helpless? And,…
Josh Harris, John Crist, Kanye West, Francis Chan – In Out, Up or Down – Who Are You Putting Your Faith In?

Kanye West makes a big splash wherever he goes. Now, he’s jumped into the baptismal and the water has hardly had time to settle as he makes the rounds on secular and religious media speaking of his newfound faith. Kanye is a Christian! By all accounts, it sounds authentic. Listen to Kanye for a few…
Stop Doing This And Your Marriage Will Improve Immediately! (And So Will You!)

Marriage is supposed to be a safe place, somewhere you can relax and just be yourself – completely accepted – without the fear of being poorly thought of, misunderstood, or regularly criticized. Close, loving, comfortable . . . and safe. Does this describe your marriage? If so, congratulations! It’s awesome, isn’t it! But, I can…
Are You a Biblical Christian or Are You Just Faking it?

We love the idea of Jesus dying for us but us dying for him?. . . that’s another question. But it’s a question we don’t get to take a pass on. In fact, it’s the question Jesus puts to every person who seeks to be a true disciple. Are you willing to lay down your…
Strong-Willed Women and The Men Who Get to be Their Husbands!

Are you married to a strong willed women? Does she have many of her own ideas? Is she gifted, intelligent, quick witted – a real achiever? If you are, then you’re married to someone like my Lisa. A pastor attending our wedding who knew Lisa well whispered to the person next to him, “Those two…
Never Steal From Your Wife . . . The M-Word in Marriage

So, you’re alone for a few . . . she’s in the other part of the house, away for the day, out for the evening, sleeping, distracted . . . the main thing is, you’re alone . . . . Hey, I’ll just fire one off in the shower . . . no harm, no…
How Wise Wives Encourage Their Husbands to be Spiritual Leaders in the Home

For the Christian man, being the spiritual protector and leader of his home is not optional. It’s what God requires of him. Many husbands don’t realize this or don’t care . . . or, could there be other reasons a husband . . . you’re husband . . . doesn’t rise to the responsibility God…
Can God Redeem a Difficult Marriage? Is There Any Hope for Us?

It didn’t matter how he found out. What mattered was, he did find out and now all there was to do was pick up the disastrous pieces, divorce his wife, and move on. What else could be the result of discovering that your best friend slept with your wife . . . in your own…
The Choice That Changes Everything

If you follow me on Instagram and watch my Instastories (@FaithfulMan) you might have seen us on our latest camping trip. We drove into the Cascade Mountains and camped at Hosmer Lake. Hosmer is shallow and teaming with huge trout. As you glide over the still water in the canoe, early in the day, hundreds…
Are You a Controlling Wife? (Who, Me? . . . Noooo!)

If you had been there, you would have come to the same conclusion Lisa and I did: There’s one person in charge in this relationship, and it isn’t the husband! This poor guy was like some pale moon orbiting a giant planet. His wife dominated him, controlled him. She was really good at it, too!…