This is our fifth and final installment in the How To Stay Married series. We will still look at marriage on Mondays for a while, but will change the title and focus. Last week we looked at the need to commit to a permanent relationship in marriage. This week I want you to see that … Continue reading How to Stay Married pt 5
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How to Stay Married Pt 4
This fourth installment on this series is short and to the point. If you want a life-long lasting marriage, you Must Commit to Your Marriage as Permanent! Jesus' statement on marriage in Matt 19:9-12 makes marriage sound very permanent, And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits … Continue reading How to Stay Married Pt 4
How to Stay Married Pt 3
Part One - Coping with Change: Part Two - Accepting what will not Change: Part Three - Learning to Express Affection and Appreciation. Couples who want to make their marriages survive will strive to interject life into their relationship. They remain involved in each other's lives. They are the best of friends and communicate regularly. … Continue reading How to Stay Married Pt 3
How to Stay Married Pt 2
Last week we looked at staying married by being aware of and learning to cope with change - that post is HERE. Now for this week's Marriage Matters Monday . . . The was a young minister who was about to perform his first wedding ceremony. He asked the advice of an older preacher, "What … Continue reading How to Stay Married Pt 2
How To Stay Married – pt. 1
A number of years ago I read a report about two weddings on the same day in India. The brides wore traditional long veils and were hardly able to see, much less be seen behind the veil. It was only when both ceremonies were over that each couple discovered they married the opposite's intended (prearranged) … Continue reading How To Stay Married – pt. 1
Marriage Matter Monday – Man and Woman, Man and Man, or Woman and Woman
I am currently in an online discussion with a friend who is homosexual and in a committed homosexual relationship. He is understandably upset at the current political climate, specifically with Southern States that continue to ban homosexual marriages. From his perspective, I understand his frustration, I may not agree -- that is why the discussion, … Continue reading Marriage Matter Monday – Man and Woman, Man and Man, or Woman and Woman
Marriage Matters Monday
Marriage in the Mind of Christ Through the years traditions change when it comes to weddings. When I first started preforming wedding ceremonies, the bride did not rehearse, on the day of the wedding, pictures were taken after so that the groom did not see the bride until she walked down the isle, and Unity Candles were … Continue reading Marriage Matters Monday
Marriage: When to Call it Quits
First, consider the following texts from God's Word: But you say, "Why does he not?" Because the LORD was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit … Continue reading Marriage: When to Call it Quits
Marriage Matters Monday – God’s Design
Now that Spring is here, the weather is warming up (not that this Winter was cold in the South), young men on college and university campuses around the nation are beginning to think about what their girlfriends have been thinking since last July - MARRIAGE! During the Summer you and and I will attend weddings … Continue reading Marriage Matters Monday – God’s Design
Marriage Matters Monday
Good Monday! It is time we begin our work week and time to reflect on our marriages. I know, you know (or you need to know) that Marriage Matters. Today is a simple list of five things that you can do today that are mostly free (one of them may cost $1.00 or so) to … Continue reading Marriage Matters Monday
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