Build G.R.A.C.E. into Your Marriage (5)
“My grace is sufficient for you.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 In the first post on this topic, I list several ways to build grace into your marriage relationship. I call them building blocks and they correspond...
View ArticleProtecting Your Marriage in Stormy Weather (BGMFPOD-004)
Protecting Your Marriage in Stormy Weather (BGMFPOD-004) You don’t have to be married long before stormy weather attempts to capsize your marriage boat. God is gracious and does not often allow couples...
View ArticleA Love that Perserveres
Joe operated on the assumption that if the pilot light goes out, the furnace won’t heat. If the love is gone, it’s gone. Many people like Joe feel that when the emotion vanishes, the marriage is...
View ArticleBedtime Grumblings
We went to bed unhappy with each other. Oh, we gave each other a kiss good night, and we said, “I love you.” However, there wasn’t much passion in that kiss, nor in those words. It all started as we...
View ArticleGrace is My Teacher
Grace begins with God. It is eternally one of the characteristics of His nature. It has been revealed to us through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus – reconciling our broken relationship with...
View ArticleIn Sickness and In Health
On our wedding day in 1972, I spoke words of everlasting promise to my wife in front of family and friends. They sounded so profound and so spiritual. Honestly, I was so in love with this woman I would...
View ArticleDancing in the Minefields
When it comes to living out our marriage vows in a chronic illness marriage (or any marriage for that matter), this song from Andrew Peterson says it all. I’m really impressed with the quality of the...
View ArticleTuesday Tip for a Great Marriage
Forgiving love is a power tool in marriage. It frees you for a restored relationship with your spouse, because you choose not to hold it against her or to get even with him. Depending on the magnitude...
View ArticleTuesday Tip for a Great Marriage
Confronted with the opportunity to purchase a truck, I sat down to see if we could afford it. I wanted it, and I wanted it badly. Cindy did not agree. She is our bookkeeper and has her finger on the...
View ArticleLessons Learned from Shattered Dreams
I’ve been reading, again, a book that stirred, invigorated, and challenged me several years ago. Dr. Larry Crabb’s Shattered Dreams is a wise, hopeful, honest, and realistic examination of life’s...
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