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Creatively growing spiritually, mentally, and emotionally.
Next Stop: North Carolina
After 25 years in Orlando, the Pullens are just months away starting our mountain adventure and moving to western North Carolina.
Couples Who Serve Together Benefit Their Marriage as Much as Their Community
When a husband and wife combine their complementary gifts or talents to serve others in a ministry capacity, in their congregation, or in the community, they as a couple reap as many benefits as the recipients of their service.
Chains: An Alternative Look at the Passion of the Christ
There was one, dark witness at the cross the Bible doesn't talk about. [In celebration of Passover and Easter, I present an alternative look at Jesus' last few hours.] The crowd was chanting and screaming, clawing at the early morning air. Their sandaled feet stamped...
My Marriage: Twenty Five Years on the Anvil of Time
Marriage puts our character on the anvil of time. Our impurities are revealed then burned up and beaten out until we are sharp and strong. Only then do we understand the hard and humbling aspects of marriage are forging something infinitely greater than two separate people.
How 16 Friends Lost 159 Pounds
We started on February 2, 2017 and by the time we finished on April 19th, our I Am S.T.R.O.N.G. Team had collectively lost a whole person—159 pounds. It was a life-changing experience for all 16 participants. A Passion to Empower It was an experiment born from...
Building Personal and Spiritual Growth
I hated Algebra in high school. Geometry, however, made sense to me. I really liked 'if-then' statements like this: If a = b, and b = c, then a = c. It works great when you have to find the angle of a parallelogram. But often we adapt a false 'if-then' mentality that...
Using Conflict to Strengthen Your Relationships
We can use conflict to batter one another. Or we can use it to sharpen ourselves and build deeper relationships with friends and family. The choice is ours.
Why Porn and Adultery Rock Our World
Porn and adultery have become the new cancer of our society. And church-going Christians are not being spared the devastation to marriages and families.
Pushing Past Hurts to Build Deep Relationships
You've probably heard this quote by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: “If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” Many of us dream of having great relationships with a spouse, children, co-workers, neighbors, friends or extended family. Even self-professed loners...