Are You Called or Are You Driven?
When we know what the purpose of our life is, and where we’re headed, it’s so much easier to feel organized and on-track in our daily lives. We know where we’re going, and we’re peacefully heading in...
View ArticleGod Is Not a Vending Machine
Do we treat God too tritely–like He exists to do our will? My daughter made a video this week about all the stupid graphics she sees on Instagram and Facebook, and I thought she was spot on. I want to...
View ArticleWhen Your Dreams Don’t Come True
Have you ever had dreams that didn’t come true? Normally on Tuesdays I write Top 10 posts, and I have a whole bunch of sexy top 10 post ideas! But I’m having a really strange week still. First, I was...
View ArticleTo the Woman Who Divorced for the Wrong Reasons: What Now?
Did you divorce for the wrong reasons? Yesterday I wrote a post on how often women justify leaving unhappy marriages by claiming that the guy was abusive when it was just that they didn’t really care...
View ArticleWhat Do You Do If You Each Have a Different Vision?
What happens when the wife’s vision for her family is different from that of her husband? That’s what I want to talk about today. As my longtime readers know, I’m quite passionate about couples...
View ArticleHow Do You Hear God’s Voice?
How do you hear God’s voice? When you so desperately want to listen to God, why does God seem to so rarely speak? I’ve been thinking a lot about those questions lately, and I thought today I’d just jot...
View ArticleHow I Understand Submission in Marriage
What does submission in marriage really mean? I’ve actually written quite a lot about it on this blog in my posts. But recently, when I shared a “manifesto” I wrote about what it means to be a...
View ArticleReader Question: What if God’s Telling Me to Quit My Job–but He’s Not Telling...
Should you quit your job? What if you feel like God is telling you to quit your job, but your husband doesn’t agree? This week at To Love, Honor and Vacuum we’re going to be talking about how we do...
View ArticleIs It Okay to Give Up on Your Dreams?
Have you ever had dreams that didn’t come true? We’re right at the cusp of fall, when people are making plans for the year ahead, and looking back over the year that has past. We want to do it better...
View ArticleMy Jesus Does Stuff: Serving the God Who Laughs
Back in 2012 my family and I ventured to Europe (back in the days when we could still travel!) to see the sites of Rome, and Florence, and Greece, and some others. It was tremendously fun, very...
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