Posts tagged “Marriage”
Hand in hand
Every Sunday, Bob and Alice walk hand in hand to our church’s café counter to buy a single donut. Bob is 92. Alice is…
Show up and show Jesus
What do you do if your friend cheated on their spouse? How do you show grace and truth as they try to put together…
Grace shows up
What do you do if your friend was cheated on? How do you show grace and truth as they try to put together the…
When friends cheat
One of the hardest times to be a good friend is when your friend cheats (or is cheated on). When adultery happens by or…
Where every great marriage starts
Recently, when I typed wife and husband and marriage and married into a Bible search engine, I discovered 14 specific commands for Christian spouses….
God’s Word to married women
I recently typed wife and married and marriage into a Bible search engine, and what I discovered were the “7 Commandments for Christian Wives.”…
God’s Word to married men
I recently typed husbands and married and marriage into a Bible search engine, and what I discovered were the “7 Commandments for Christian Husbands.”…
Biblical self-care (Part 3)
While God wants us to sweat, he also wants us to rest. Jesus did. “Then, because so many people were coming and going that…
The masks we wear
When I was five, my eight-year-old brother would play “Scare Clark.” This game consisted of him wearing a hockey mask and jumping out of…
God doesn’t give what we want
After a few years of marriage, Kim and I decided that we needed some counseling. With two kiddos in diapers, we were running on…
Commitment
When I got terribly sick recently, my wife’s commitment to me was tested to the full. She almost spent as much time in the…
Love is an action
When I started dating my wife, I wrote her long love letters. I poured out my deep emotions in poetic prose. I waited to…