Category Archives: Marriage

We Broke Up with our Church

Erin and I both returned from the World Race in September 2009. We started dating by the end of that month. In those first several weeks of our relationship, to ourselves and to others, we always said, “We don’t know what will happen tomorrow, but God has us together today.” We approached dating with a …

August 23, 2011 – 8:23 am | By Jacob Hoyer | Posted in Leadership & Ministry, Marriage | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

How to Admit You’re Wrong

Twice this week I had to admit I was wrong. Once to my wife. Once to my supervisor. It never gets easier. On Wednesday I was sitting at my desk, strategizing a task I didn’t want to complete, when I realized that my distaste for the task actually led me to make the project more …

August 19, 2011 – 12:21 pm | By Jacob Hoyer | Posted in Leadership & Ministry, Marriage, Scattered Thoughts | Comments (0)

Sex Worship

A lot of folks in our community have been getting engaged lately. We’re a group of Christian missionaries who go deep in relationship on a regular basis, so these engagements don’t last long. A few months tops. This point may not be a surprise to you, but I could understand if it was: most folks …

August 11, 2011 – 7:33 am | By Jacob Hoyer | Posted in Marriage, Theology | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Our Love isn’t New

Erin was out of town last week. She was in Washington DC helping to prepare a World Race squad to leave the country. She got back late on Friday night. I was pretty excited. I cleaned the bathroom and the floors and I ran the dishwasher. I was ready to spend all of Saturday in …

August 10, 2011 – 8:20 am | By Jacob Hoyer | Posted in Marriage | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)