Almost every week we hear stories of families breaking up, with bitter custody battles and animosity on all sides. Many years ago newspaper columnist Bob Considine told a different kind of story of a family breakup. It’s one that bears retelling. Edith and Karl Taylor …
Marriage
7 Strategies to Avoid Sexual Tempation
It is vital that you win and not lose this battle. The future of your marriage, the well-being of your children, and your spiritual integrity depends on it. Recognizing the seriousness of the struggle you are facing, let us offer a few simple steps to …
Nag, Nag, Nag
“Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.” ~ Proverbs 21:9 “Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.” ~ Proverbs 21:19 When Matt and Shannon were engaged she was …
A Chord of Three Strands is Not Easily Broken
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Also, if two lie down together, they …
Ezer ~ A Woman’s Divine Calling
It’s crazy how Satan takes what is good and holy then twists it to be ungodly. Take, for example, the way God created woman. The whole reason He created her (us) is because He wanted the part of His image that is helper to be …
And the Two Shall Become One
“Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, ‘This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, for …
Did I Marry the Wrong Person?
I keep wrestling with the thought I married the wrong person. How can I know for sure the person I married was God’s will for me? It’s not uncommon when couples are struggling with their marriage to wonder if you made the right choice when …
Redefining Marriage
A vocal minority is seeking to redefine marriage in the United States. As Christians, we believe that marriage is meant to be between one man and one woman….but do we know why? Let our thinking be informed by Ephesians 5:31-32, which says, “’For this reason …
How to Be a Good Mother In Law
Do you want to be a wonderful mother-in-law? This summer two of our sons will get married and I have been asking God to show me how to become a great mother-in-law to my two new daughters. God brought me to Exodus 18 during my …
Mentoring Marriage
It’s not unusual for younger women to ask older women for some advice on marriage. Sometimes friends ask friends, nieces ask aunts, granddaughters ask grandmothers, daughters ask moms. It’s natural for women to want strong, healthy marriages and to talk to others about how to …