by Bruce Roeder | Aug 17, 2026 | Marriage
John and Mary came to me for marriage counseling. They had been married for 14 years and had one teenage daughter. They had been to marriage counseling at a mega-church they formerly attended but said they didn’t get anything out of it, as the Bible was barely used,...
by Bruce Roeder | Jul 6, 2026 | Adultery, Coveting, Hope, Idolatry, Pornography
Making a Gospel Connection To make a gospel connection, we have to first understand the gravity of the sin of pornography and its relationship to Idolatry in the heart, visual adultery, and coveting. Idolatry You shall have no other gods before me. Ex. 20:3, Deut. 5:7...
by Bruce Roeder | May 25, 2026 | Aging, Hope, Physical Suffering
I went to an orthopedic surgeon the other day for a consultation. The purpose was to plan surgery on a foot that had already undergone two previous surgeries (not by this surgeon). As my wife and I discussed the surgery, we told the surgeon that I was also seeing a...
by Bruce Roeder | Apr 27, 2026 | Parenting, Teaching Children, Worship
Does your family have non-negotiables? We teach at our church that parents should have certain non-negotiables within their family structure and culture. A simple non-negotiable, for example, would be children going to bed at a prescribed time, regardless of protests...
by Bruce Roeder | Mar 30, 2026 | Anger, Conflict, Marriage, Wisdom
When Jesus was asked what the greatest commandments were, he quoted from the Old 1Testament (Deut. 6:5; Lev. 19:18): “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a...
