Noel Heikkinen
I had lunch with a Church Planter today who is being stretched way outside of his comfort level with his young church. He is discovering the inevitable: as the complexity of our church increases, so will the demands on our life. We will have to grow and change in ways that we can’t even imagine when our church begins.
For any entrepreneurial leader, it’s exciting to navigate these new waters. We read a ton, we network with other movers and shakers, and we develop systems and plans. Life is thrilling and we grow into the new position our job requires.
This very process (which is healthy for the church) can be one of the greatest pitfalls for our marriage. While we are growing by leaps and bounds, our wife is at home in a life that remains pretty constant. ...
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Ray and Jani Ortlund
We fell in love during college. Crazy in love. When we married, we were so happy to belong to one another fully. But at first, I (Ray) did not understand how to love Jani sexually to her maximum joy. I really did love her. I just didn’t understand.
After a while, she came to me gently and respectfully and said, “Honey, I think we can do even better. Here’s how I think it might work . . .” So we tried. I learned. And we went to another level. Here we are now, both of us sixty, and it keeps getting better.
Do not think that your sex life as a married couple goes into decline after 30 or 40 or 50.
It can keep getting better. It becomes more tender at heart and more expert in mutually satisfying performance.
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By Scott Thomas, President of Acts 29
Along with the majority of Christian leaders around the country, I took the of John Piper’s 8-month leave from ministry with shock and then sobering reflection. I love the ministry of John Piper and I admire him greatly.
I asked myself what we could learn from this decision. I read his article and watched the video of the announcement and I personally felt pain. John talked about the pains of his soul that primarily rested in his marriage, his family and in his relentless pursuit for productivity. In this month as we examine a pastor’s marriage and family, I want to offer some thoughts that all pastors are prone to fail. Piper is not the subject of this article although his decision triggered the thoughts ...
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