Stop Grey From Becoming The New Black And White
Last week we talked about Sexual Intimacy and what it takes to cultivate this closeness in marriage. In a culture that craves sex it is ironic that marriages are often sex-starved. Either for lack of...
View ArticleA Marriage With A View
Do you have a marriage with a view? We’re not talking about a view out your window. It doesn’t matter if you see mountain vistas or sunrises over the ocean. All these are grand, but they don’t compare...
View ArticleA Huge Slip Flop
It was bound to happen. Olympians are, after all only humans. But oh, to be the one to whom it happens–embarrassing to say the least! German Diver, Stephen Feck slipped as he was launching off the...
View ArticleWhen Your Feelings And Convictions Don’t Agree
We’ve all faced seasons where we don’t feel like doing what we know we should. Our convictions may be clear, but our desire to stick to them may fluctuate on any given day. Here are some scenarios to...
View ArticleThe Advantage of Vantage Points
Vantage Point is the name of a movie that came out in 2008. In it, the attempted assassination of an American President is shown over and over from different vantage points. It showed how each person...
View ArticleDetecting Poisonous Pride In Marriage
It’s present in every marriage because it lurks in every heart. Some have even erected thrones giving sacrifices to its preferences and desires. It is a wicked taskmaster that is never satisfied, and...
View ArticleThe Healing Balm of Humility in Marriage
My last post dealt with an enemy we all face in life and marriage–the poisonous venom of pride. Now I want to shift gears and look at the healing balm of humility. “Humility is nothing but the...
View ArticleUncovering 5 Practices Detrimental To Marriage: Suspicion
This is part two of our five part series on uncovering the practices or habits that are detrimental to marriage. Today we’ll expose another practice you may or may not be aware of in your own marriage....
View ArticleHonestly, Honesty is Hard
The title says it all. In our last post we shared that honesty was an attribute of a healthy marriage. We received lots of comments about how difficult this is to do. Billy Joel sings it well… If you...
View ArticleIs Your Marriage All In?
There is growing tendency in newly married couples to stay independent financially, socially and emotionally. This is cause for great concern. Let me explain… When we said, I Do, we were committing to...
View ArticleCountering What Annoys You About Your Spouse
Does your spouse have habits that annoy you? If so, what you choose to do with those thoughts makes a huge difference in the growth of your relationship. The following account is told in the Bible...
View ArticleAre You Hangry?
Hangry is a combination of two words–hungry and angry. Anger often has the same appetite of hunger. It craves what it doesn’t have and results in a harsh outburst. Ugly. James 4 says, “1What causes...
View ArticleGiving God Full Creative Access
Imagine an artist gifted in painting realism who has an accident in the studio. Paint is splashed all over the canvas ruining the piece as they had planned. But is it ruined or just different? Abstract...
View ArticleKeeping This One Thing Will Strengthen Your Marriage
Conscience. It’s how God helps us grow in our relationship with Him and with others. Children usually have very tender conscience, and will quickly confess when their conscience is telling them they...
View ArticleA Humble Spouse
We just finished going through the book, Cherish, by Gary Thomas, for the umpteenth time. And that is no exaggeration. You would think we wouldn’t need to read a book like this over and over....
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