Wedding Pictures Slideshow

All these photos were taken by the fabulous Scott Townsley.  You can see his work here:
http://scotttownsleyphotography.com/
Here is the slide show from the reception:
http://scotttownsleyphotography.com/slideshows/scoggan/
More pictures are to come.

The Wheel of Love

So in the prospect of a highly anticipated, too-slow-approaching event, I have been reading a book on the subject to which this event is concerned, marriage.  In so doing I have been particularly surprised with the descriptions Mr. Mike Mason (in his book, The Mystery of Marriage) has employed for his topic.  My surprise is [...]

The Engagement: David’s Story

9 Days and Counting
            So I have the ring already and I am sitting in my office.  I mean I’ve had it for about two weeks now, stowed in a drawer in my room.  Periodically I would take it out, inspect it in the light to make sure it was a real diamond.  I would [...]

Fun with Appeals

Once I heard the preacher say, “if you have to quote ‘wives submit to your husbands’ then you are already too late for the statement to be even remotely helpful”. The man whom is appealing to higher authorities (i.e. God, the Bible, Sunday’s pastor, etc.) has long ago failed to lead in the relationship [...]

Relational Idolatry

Disclaimer: If you have already read the blog on narcissism, know that because of its similarities to this topic, you will run across some over lap but the main distinctions are emphasized.
Now of coarse most sane people do not say that they worship idols. That kind of talk promotes an Old Testament image of [...]

Narcissism

It is a common misunderstanding to identify Narcissus as obsessed with himself.  As though he loved himself too much to be healthy; a kind of self-worship.  So naturally I would never label myself after his kind, seeing as I did not travel about sitting on a throne of lies demanding people bow down and hail [...]

What I look for in a Person

I used to think that what I cared about most was accurate theology. And by theology I mean a structurally integredous world view. Now don’t get me wrong, I still place great weight and value upon a proper estimate of God in all His relating; for it is through this that the whole [...]

Jesus better be God

I was sleeping when I heard a rapping upon at the entrance to my domain. Upon further investigation I discovered a pair of figures posed against the dreary, chalky sky. “Have you ever wondered where natural disasters come from?” came the challenge out of the lips of him [...]

Cookie Placement

What worries me, is that the sum of my experiences filtered though the whole of my interpretations (based on past experiences) provides the basis for the giving of all my advices. And so it is also true from all whom would seek to advise me.

Healthy Relationships

Healthy Relationships
Barriers in Relationship
Because of the unhealthy patterns of behavior placed involuntarily upon us (family, parents, authority figures, etc.) and the unhealthy patterns surrounding us (school, peers, siblings, etc.) and the reactionary patterns formed within us (personal pain, bad choices we make, disappointments, etc.) we find ourselves years