Category: Marriage

Moving Past Offenses in Marriage

Sooner or later . . . okay, sooner . . . it’s going to happen. You’re with your husband/wife and someone (not you, right?) gives offense. A comment, a glance, an action . . . they come in all shapes and sizes but, regardless, no marriage gets a pass when it comes to offenses. It’s…
How to Respect A Husband Who Hasn’t Earned it

Respect Him? That’s an easy call: Not Happening! He doesn’t deserve it, not by a long shot. Just yesterday … last week … last month … a year ago, he … (You fill in the blank). For many, it’s where you’re living right now, in circumstances that compromise the respect you once had for…
Your Husband/Wife is Your Accountability Partner

When you’ve sinned against your spouse, is it important to bring all that out into the open? Isn’t it enough that we were broken before God? Why take my husband/wife through all that pain? What should you tell your wife (or your husband) about the struggle you’re having? . . . or the wrong choices you’ve made?…
Having a Cherished Wife is the Only Option for a Christian Man

Going to Church this Sunday? For many Christian couples, this is a bad idea. They’d do much better getting their priorities in order with God’s priorities rather than showing up and going through the motions because, that’s what you’re supposed to do. Sometimes, God wants us to stay home from Church. God doesn’t want us offering…
Do You Love Your Kids More Than You Should? (is that even possible?)

Do you remember the early days of your relationship? There was hardly time for anything but each other. Lisa and I brought on a good deal of eye-rolling but that was fine with us. We were making up for lost time! In those intense, invigorating days, it’s impossible to believe that one day, there might…
Modesty in Modern Culture: Why Veronica is Right and Victoria is Wrong

The audacity of Veronica Partridge is something to behold. She just won’t leave well enough alone. With one small article, she managed to 1) not judge anyone 2) be honest about her own behavior and how she had decided to change 3) take responsibility for how her actions might negatively impact someone else She didn’t…
Why You Should Love Your Spouse Like There’s No Tomorrow

We’re often more confident about tomorrow than we should be, living today as if there are certainly more days to follow. But, we don’t know that, do we? We don’t know what tomorrow will hold. We don’t even know if there will be a tomorrow for us. It once again came clear to me two…
It’s not a Porn Problem. It’s a Sin Problem.

The Big Day finally arrived. The Wedding. It’s here but what a major league disappointment. You expected her to be dressed in white, a reflection of the purity she walked in before your marriage, but no . . . How would you feel if your fiancée showed up on your wedding day in a dress…
Ask Her and She’ll Tell You What Most Men Never Learn About Their Wives

To have an “epic” marriage, all you have to do is want it, right? Not exactly. Did I have stars in my eyes when it came to marriage? More like lodestars. The idea of a marriage one degree short of stellar didn’t even occur to me. I planned on being the best husband this side of…
How to Establish Boundaries with the InLaws and Outlaws this Holiday Season

The holiday season is supposed to be a time of joy, laughter, and shared fellowship around the table with people you love and enjoy. For many, it just doesn’t turn out that way. There’s often dread of the holiday season because with it comes the obligation to spend time with that special class of people…
Always a Woman: What Every Man Should Never Forget About His Wife

It’s 10pm on a Friday night. I look across the room at her, my beautiful Bride, walking down the hall from the laundry room – her hands tired from 21 years of vacuuming and laundry; her body, a little tired from birthing and trying to keep up with eight kids 7 – 20; her…
Yes, Love, You Can Trust Me When I’m Alone

Do you inspire trust in your spouse? Does he or she have confidence that you are faithful in every way when you’re not there? Everyone’s tempted, right? Husbands . . . wives . . . even Jesus was tempted in the same way we are tempted, the Bible says. Being tempted isn’t sinful, although the Enemy…