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Why someone would name their child an action word, I have no idea. I’m still waiting to hear back from Tripp’s parents. However, naming your child an emotion and fruit of the spirit? Totally normal. Aside from his parent’s judgement…I have found a blog that is truly worth your time, if laughing is an activity in which you like to partake. Well, in the “blogger community” it looks like many of you have already found him. I am last to join the game. (But we …
I have not written about respect a ton on my blog. It’s obviously one of the main premises of my parent’s message and foundational to successful relationships. But it’s so easily misunderstood, dismissed or seen as archaic so I usually like to address it with someone in person. I did address it in a guest post for my friend Nish, (HERE) awhile back but haven’t since. Last night I was working on a talk that I am giving this weekend for women on the topic of …
This movie is coming out today, Friday the 13th….(If there is a black cat in front of the theater, run!) With it’s near release, I wanted to know; have you read the book? (The real reason to watch this trailer is because it has one of my current song favorites: Dog Days Are Over. Oh, and you get to see James Franco.) I read Eat, Pray, Love a few years ago when I was living in a Swiss Chalet. Sounds glamorous. Well, if you consider …
I mentioned last week that if a book is marked up, that means it held my attention. Which is diffic…. “Look at the birdie!” Ok, the book is: BONHOEFFER: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas. Some people may not have the same love of history, theology, WWII, Hitler, assassination plots and knowing about people’s personal lives like I do…but if you are intrigued by ANY of the above or simply appreciate incredible writing, then you will be engrossed with this book. You love Hitler …
Later this week, I am going to post a video on how I labeled someone a “jerk”when I shouldn’t have… But first… People ask if I have books I would recommend for learning about relationships. While I do think my father’s book, Love and Respect can and should be read by unmarried people, one of the books that really impacted me a few years ago was John Van Epp’s How to Avoid Falling in Love with a Jerk. Not gonna lie, the cover is a …
So in last week’s post I gave guys the opportunity to get inside the mind of a female and ask some questions. Here is my response…even to the guy who wanted to know if women could read his mind… (sorry about the “deer in headlights” opener…we didn’t have time for editing…) What do you think about my answers? Men? Women? Would love your feedback or further advice for these guys… Most importantly…keep the questions coming everybody! I love hearing your questions and attempting to answer…or …
The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony by Pamela Paul Paul quotes David Popenoe of the Marriage Project: “The nature of marriage has changed so much. It has become a kind of close friendship with a sexual relationship between a man and a woman. That’s a change. Before, it was a multifaceted institution. A partnership that was legally bound, typically a religious partnership and a partnership between two families. Just because the husband and wife didn’t get along wasn’t a reason to break up. …
Question: What is going on in the situations below? 1. Boy watches movie where “good girls” are always really “bad girls.” 2. Girl is told by boy on Monday, “I love you.” On Tuesday girl watches talk show about boys who cheat. 3. Boy begins dating girl on Monday who is four years older. On Tuesday boy reads article saying older girls always control relationships. 4. Girl watches movie where boy falls for girl who is mean and plays hard to get. Messages and information we receive today may be …
Hey Friends,
So this week I want to hear from guys who want to get inside the head of a woman. Leave your questions in the comment section below. (You can change your name for anonymity or just because deep down you wish your parents had named you Darth.) Read more
After all day email chains over conscious and sub-conscious thoughts on the movie Inception, it felt necessary to write a blog and “plant” the idea in your head that you should see this film.
I know many people haven’t seen the film yet, so I won’t spoil it—but trust me…people are going to blog their little hearts out about this film. Especially Christians. Didn’t we do that with stuff like the Matrix and Bambi?
So no, this is not an Ask Joy where I address the likelihood of a girl getting pregnant from square dancing. Although it’s been known to happen…
Another great music video from my friend Ragnar, shot by my friend Matt, staring my friend Hilary, and all of them are related to one of my nearest and dearest friends–Lindsay Sue. At Lindsay and Matt’s wedding, Ragnar and Hilary performed this song and had the whole reception join in on the chorus. While waving our glasses Ragnar swayed with his accordion and Hilary dinked lightly on the keys of a child’s piano. It was a picturesque scene.
First you may want to read…
Singleness and the Church: A Helping Hand May Help.
Singleness and the Church: Part II
Continuation from Friday’s Singleness and the Church: BELIEF…and the Satisfied Single.
First you may want to read…
Singleness and the Church: A Helping Hand May Help.
Recently my mother gave me a book of letters written by Francois de Salignac de La Mothe Fenelon who was Archbishop of Cambrai. (I wonder how often he got, “What’s your middle name?”) He lived during the time of Louis the Fourteenth and was the spiritual advisor to Louis and others in his court who sought a life of true spirituality in the midst of a court life which was shamelessly immoral.
My friend Jenny asked me to guest blog for her…I opted to do a short piece about how we met, followed by a video sharing a bit more of my story…just a bit.
I’m on vacation. But it’s hard to get rest t0day. We save up vacation days to rest but are usually more exhausted by the time we get home.
For me, receiving a mixed CD is probably the equivalent of getting one of those notes back in middle school* that were all folded up and each corner had a different little message. I loved a note that was filled with drawings and secrets on every inch of the page.
You should probably read this first: PART I (if you don’t, your computer will implode…)
Speaking on singleness is not something that makes me jump up and click my heels together. I enjoy talking about relationships…broken or functioning…but staring at singleness right in the face is not my idea of fun.
Four years ago I had the privilege of hearing John Wooden speak. What stood out to me was his sincerity and wisdom. He was not asked to speak because he had the hottest new book or motivational talk. He was asked to speak because he motivated others by living the life he preached.
SIDE NOTE: I am starting to re-think these whole “Ask Joy” videos….because… 1) I am running out of different places to sit in my office for the recordings. 2) I never came up with a good “sign off.” (Trust me, “Abschied meiner kleinen Freunde im Ausland!” just didn’t work.) 3) I realized hearing a short question is not how I am wired to respond. I always want to know more. I keep feeling like I am giving a million caveats of “I don’t really know the whole story.” …
It’s funny how you can hear a story your whole life and then one day it just reads differently, based on where you are in life…
That happened to me this week in Matthew….and not due to the fact that I now pay more attention to writing and noticed how many sentances he starts with the word AND.
Small State of the Union:
Because of my propensity to dogmatism, I tend to shy away from God-talk or anything that sounds like I’m trying to be holier than I know I really am. In my desire to not fall into legalism or pietism or any other ism that would put me in a sometimes disliked category of “Christian,” I choose my words carefully.
Sometimes.
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