A Husband’s True Love
God explains “true love” in 1 Corinthians 13. There are seven positive (do) elements, such as being patient. There are eight negative (do not) elements, such as not...
Read MoreHusband: No Job Description Necessary
Who Needs a Job Description? Men, imagine that you have been working at the same job, with the same company for ten years. Things are going well. You...
Read MoreMy Marriage Prayer Life = D-
For the first twelve years of our marriage, I would give myself a D- grade in the area of taking the lead in praying with Amy. It was...
Read MoreWhat is Parenting Success?
Imagine a television camera, far in the future, panning the living room of the Rienow home. The walls are plastered with achievement awards and first-place ribbons. Athletic trophies...
Read MoreIs the Husband the Head of the Wife?
To suggest that the husband has a leadership role in the marriage instantly causes tension. This flies in the face of everything our culture teaches. Here are three...
Read MoreLearning to Serve
In recent years, God has been growing my character in the area of service. One of the ways that God has helped me improve, is by talking with...
Read MoreDid you receive a spiritual legacy?
You are not alone in this world. You were never meant to be alone. Faith is supposed to come to us through a long line of men and...
Read MoreTerminal Illness
Imagine if your children inherited a terminal disease from you. Wouldn’t you do everything in your power to find a cure for them? This is not an imaginary...
Read MoreCan you be a Christian and not go to church?
A few years ago, I spoke at a Christian youth retreat. They asked me to preach on John 15, the passage where Jesus teaches about the vine and...
Read MoreThe Battle from the Beginning
Our response to the Word of God has been the central issue from the beginning of history. At the beginning of Genesis 3, God has already made Adam...
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