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How to Stand Your Ground after Saying No.

Sometimes saying no is the easy part. How do you stick to your commitment when push comes to shove? Here are some tips.

John Saying No Leave a comment February 7, 2019February 8, 2019 24 Minutes

How to Torture your Dinner Guests

Somewhere around 40AD, the Roman philosopher Seneca (also tutor to the young Emperor Nero) told the story of Calvisius Sabinus, who though very rich, was lazy mentally and struggled with his memory. The names of Greek and Trojan heroes that should have been on the tip of his tongue were routinely forgotten or butchered. (Imagine … Continue reading How to Torture your Dinner Guests →

John Uncategorized Leave a comment February 1, 2019 4 Minutes

How to Say NO

It can be hard to say no. Here's why you should.

John Saying No 2 Comments January 23, 2019January 24, 2019 10 Minutes

Five Lessons Learned from Living Overseas

We spent six months living in the South Pacific. Here's a few things we learned.

John Uncategorized 2 Comments January 18, 2019January 24, 2019 18 Minutes

The Simplest Way to Change Your Family

Just one more meal makes a difference. The Table is the intersection of Food, Family, and Faith.

John Uncategorized Leave a comment January 7, 2019 7 Minutes

The Most Valuable Commodity of Our Age

For seven years I drove my 1989 Chevy pickup around without air conditioning. It went out somewhere around West Lake, Florida while driving from Louisville to Orlando in the summer of 1998. That was the summer of raging forest fires across northern Florida, so not only did I almost sweat death, I about choked to … Continue reading The Most Valuable Commodity of Our Age →

John Uncategorized 1 Comment January 4, 2019January 3, 2019 8 Minutes

Top Books of 2018

Looking for something good to read to start 2019? Check out this list of recommendations from my reading in 2018.

John book review Leave a comment November 26, 2018February 1, 2019 4 Minutes

When Your Spouse Isn’t Interested in Sex

When we talk to men and women at marriage conferences about their differing levels of interest in sexual intimacy, here's some of what we tell them.

John Uncategorized Leave a comment November 19, 2018November 19, 2018 7 Minutes

When the Body Says No

“I never get angry,” a Woody Allen character says in one of his movies, “I grow a tumour instead.”

John book review 1 Comment November 15, 2018November 18, 2018 24 Minutes

How to Parent Like an Adult

We can't all be happy all the time, but we can try to keep moving toward maturity.

John Uncategorized 1 Comment October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 3 Minutes

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