September 7, 2026

Everyone Loves Self-Discipline Until the Medicine Bottle Has Their Name on It

Everyone loves self-discipline when it is advice for somebody else. It gets considerably less inspirational when the medicine bottle has your own name on it. Mark Stephens’ post about healing and discipline raises an obvious question: what happens when the medicine is accountability?
August 18, 2025

Fun and Games Don’t Raise Children

Mark is nearly three years behind on child support, refusing to provide for his sons in any meaningful way. But the greater tragedy isn’t just financial neglect—it’s the spiritual hypocrisy that risks turning his boys not only against him, but eventually against God Himself.