July 21


Twenty-five Years


Protect him with your love and truth. Then I will praise your name forever, and everyday I will keep my promises.

Psalm 61:7-8 (NCV)


This verse came to me the day of my twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Here is what I wrote that day:

Twenty-five years ago tonight, my wife Kris and I knelt beside our bed and prayed for God’s blessing on our love for Him and for each other. It was our wedding night and the start of an adventure we never would have dreamed.

By His generous love and guiding truth, we have survived this roller coaster of life, love and marriage. It hasn’t been easy, but life together has been worth the sacrifice. So, tonight we found ourselves reflecting on our romantic retreat—shopping, dining, and enjoying the warmth of a perfectly splendid summer day.

Now here we are: kneeling beside our king-sized bed thanking God for our lives, our family, and our love. I finish my prayer with this: I ask for another 25 years—to live, to love, and to be His light.

God is good, and I find peace in His love, comfort in His truth, and steadfastness in being the man He wants me to be—a man of my word.


Father, thank You so much for Kris, this woman of passionate integrity and gracious loveliness. We both know I don’t deserve her, so let me say it one more time: thank You for being so good to me!