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The Hardest Part of NFP
Hey everybody, it is Natural Family Planning awareness week! I figured an honest look at the challenges of living out NFP is in order, but first a little background on my own NFP journey. Before I was married, I studied Christian Marriage and Family and the basics of NFP. I fell in love with the concept of it all — diving deep into the philosophy and theology — it made complete sense to me. If I’m being absolutely honest, though, I was probably a bit too idealistic about how NFP was going to look in my own life. And that was before Instagram, people, so imagine how bad I would…
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You Were Not Made for Comfort
It seems many Christians have forgotten Jesus’ command, to “Go into all the world and preach the gospel”. It’s understandable, really, when so many of us have so much to do and we can barely handle what is on our own plates. It’s hard to imagine adding sharing the gospel with the entire world to our never-ending “to do” list. Nonetheless, Jesus did command those who love Him to share the gospel with the entire world — and it should make us feel a bit uncomfortable when we evaluate our own response to that command. Before I was married, I was traveling the country sharing the good news about sex…
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Martha and Mary: When Life Gets Too Busy
The last two weeks have been absolutely crazy — full of non-stop activity, gatherings at friends houses, and preparations for our own gathering this weekend. Sometimes life can get so busy — too busy, really — and you find that in the midst of it all, you are slowly beginning to lose yourself in the process. Losing yourself isn’t necessarily a bad thing. After all, Jesus made it clear that Christians need to die to themselves to bear fruit that will last. No doubt, there is a dying to oneself that actually leads to regeneration and renewal — it is this dying to one’s ego and selfishness that also leads…
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Time for a Gut Check
I’m sitting down to write a post. To be honest, it’s not because I want to write a post. In fact, I guess you could say I’m not “feeling it” right now, but I made a commitment to publish a post every Friday. So here I sit, fighting my inertia, because I believe I ought to stay true to my commitment. It reminds me of a quote of one of my favorite people, John Paul II. Like most things in life, it’s in the doing the thing that you ought to do — even when you’re not “feeling it” — that will make all the difference in the end. This…
