Marriage

5 Steps Toward A Healthier Marriage Today

Marriage is one of God’s sweetest gifts to humanity, but if your marriage is unhealthy today it can seem more like a curse than a blessing. Healthy marriages are built over time on a foundation of God’s word and mutual trust. However, just because it takes a long time to build a healthy marriage, doesn’t …

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The Permanence of Marriage

Mark 10:1-12

Jesus elevated the role of marriage beyond what was common in his day and beyond what is common in our day.

I’m Sorry That Your Apology Stinks: The Art of Apologizing Well

You have experienced them yourself, maybe you have even uttered a few of them. They are called bad apologies, and here are a few of my favorites: These apologies that are actually no apologies at all. They masquerade as apologies, but instead they are just the opposite of apologies. These kinds of statement do not …

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Couples-Driven Accountability

Are you spending time in God’s word? Are you loving your wife as Christ loves his church? Are you being patient and loving toward your children? This is a short example of some of the questions an accountability partner may ask me. Accountability is a good thing, but accountability is only as good as the …

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The Proverbs 31 Husband

The family unit is the most basic of relationships spelled out in the Bible. Even before the church, God instituted marriage. The relationship between husband and wife is a regular topic of discussion within the church and is often mentioned in the Bible. Husbands are primarily to love and lead as in their home and …

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Wives, Pray Your Husbands Up

I’ll never forget the day. I was a broken man. I had no reason to be broken, I had just baptized eight people, our sanctuary was packed to the gills, the Holy Spirit spoke convincingly during my sermon, people responded by repenting of sin, and we had new families join the church. By all normal accounts, …

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Men, You Only Fail When You Forfeit

“I want to lead, but I don’t know how.” This is a common refrain from men I encounter. They have a desire to lead in their home, but they are intimidated. They do not know as much about the Bible as their wife or they are uncomfortable praying out loud or they are afraid that …

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What My Wife Taught Me About Forgiveness

Recently, after my children had a disagreement and one apologized to the other, the response to the apology came as, “Don’t worry about it, its OK.”  Angela quickly responded, “No, its not OK.  We should forgive others, but forgiveness does not mean that its OK to do wrong things.” Yes, thats one reason why I …

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The Daily Docket (8/7/14)

Homosexuality, Divorce, and the Biblical Family— We are losing the conversation on homosexuality and we are losing our opportunity to speak into the lives of those who struggle with this sin. We are losing it, in large part, because we have unbiblically identified homosexuality as the only sin affecting the health of marriage in our culture …

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