Why is it dangerously wrong to have a close friendship with someone of the opposite sex? Here are eight: 1. If they are similar in age or potentially attractive to you, there is a problem. 2. Every love affair begins as a friendship, just as …
Marriage
The Blood of Christ Covers Us
We just watched one of our favorite movies, Cecil B. DeMille’s film classic, The Ten Commandments. Despite its epic budget, elaborate sets, and cast of thousands, it still comes short of capturing the truly incredible event of the first Passover in Egypt. The entire Passover …
The Last Thing Standing
When the great Chicago fire of 1871 swept through the city, it annihilated everything in its path. More than 18,000 buildings were destroyed. One hundred thousand people were left homeless. A four square mile area of downtown Chicago was in ashes. Saddest of all, at least …
Turning to Praise & Thanksgiving
From chapter 10 in The Marriage Miracle by Bob and Cheryl Moeller Years ago when I was going through a particularly difficult season of life, someone gave me a copy of the devotional classic, Streams in the Desert. This remarkably enduring work was written by …
Week of Love
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Love & Respect in Marriage
Love and Respect for a Lifetime, Gift Edition Love and Respect for a Lifetime by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs (Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2010) As the title of this small gift book hints at, and the front cover of the book plainly states, author and founder of …
Practice the One and Only Rule
The one and only rule for spouses is quite simple to remember. It goes like this: you are my one and only. We’ll repeat it again for impact: you are my one and only. It is the exclusivity of our love for our spouse that …
Making Each Day Count
Life goes all too quickly. Here are 10 ways to ensure that daily living doesn’t turn our marriage into a dull and predictable routine. 1. Treat each day as a gift from God. Say, “I love you,” at least once a day. 2. View your …
Gift of Laughter
Many spouses see laughter as a frivolous use of time. Yes, it feels good to laugh but nothing important gets accomplished. Others spouses see it as a denial of reality. With so much sorrow and sadness in the world, how we can we ignore the …
Lost: Diamond Ring
Early in our marriage we didn’t have much, but I did have my diamond ring, a symbol of my husband’s love. I had placed my rings on the kitchen counter before I began washing dishes. When finished, I went to retrieve them. My heart skipped …