Life Matters

“It is your birthday. False! It is the anniversary of your birthday. You are only born once.” -Dwight Schrute There are certain times throughout the year that cause us to reflect on the past and plan for the future.  New Year’s Day, spiritual birthdays, and physical birthdays are probably the top three such occasions for doing […]

By Jill Do you regularly set aside time to read your Bible and pray? It can be hard to do when it seems like life is so busy sometimes that we barely have time to shower and eat. Several years ago, I was challenged by someone to commit to spend at least 5 minutes every

Alrighty, so recently Jill wrote a post on here about how wives can love their husbands, and it was apparently a really big hit.  She also told me that she received a lot of feedback that the ladies would like me to write a post to husbands about how we can better love our wives. 

By Jill Dillard I attend a monthly book study with some girlfriends of mine and right now we are reading a book, “His Needs, Her Needs,” by Willard Harley. At a recent meeting, a sweet friend of mine was in town and she shared some good advice with us younger wives. I took notes and

by Derick Dillard At the dawn of my 30s and sitting here on spring break, I find myself unusually reflective, yet equally focused on the future.  I haven’t been on “spring break” in nearly a decade, but ‘tis the life of a millennial in the midst of a newly-focused career trajectory.  I’m probably about as typical as

In the spirit of the New Year, I’d like to share a personal story about New Year’s resolutions.   Some of you may not know this, but 7 years ago I weighed nearly 400 pounds.  The day was New Years Eve, 2011, and I knew I needed to discipline myself to lose 250 pounds and lose it

What does it mean for Christians to live out their faith in the public square, and how should we go about doing this as believers?  There is no doubt, you’re bound to get a host of very different answers to this question, but I want to look at a couple passages of Scripture to shed

by Derick   As I get more into writing, I’m going to play it safe by starting a blog series, covering 5 of the least controversial subjects people talk about:  Politics, sex, money, religion, and sarcasm. Should Christians be concerned about politics? Yes.  At the very least, we should strive to be informed voters. Biblically speaking

These days, so many people want to change various things about their life, most often, with the hope that they will be happier and more fulfilled.  You here it said in many different ways including phrases like “live true to yourself” or “listen to your heart”, maybe even some charge to “live as the person

One of the most important things my teachers in high school always told me was to stick to the point and to build everything else around that point, whether it be supporting details, examples, or something else.  I’ve been wanting to get more into blogging, and one thing I’ve been thinking about a lot lately