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Romantic Marriage

September 12, 2016September 13, 2016 / Scott McCown / Leave a comment

"Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?" – Groucho Marx "If you want to read about love and marriage, you’ve got to buy two separate books." – Alan King "A wedding is a funeral where you can smell your own flowers." – Eddie Cantor "I love being married. It’s … Continue reading Romantic Marriage

Putting Off Marriage

September 1, 2016September 1, 2016 / Scott McCown / 2 Comments

Talking to Christians in Colossae, the Apostle Paul encourages them to change their ways.  He reminds them that now that they are different. "But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with … Continue reading Putting Off Marriage

A Not Surprising Marriage Report

August 25, 2016August 30, 2016 / Scott McCown / 1 Comment

In the past year, after finding that the average couple spends $30,000 on their wedding and 12.5% spend $40,000 (this does not include the honeymoon) Emory University professors Andrew Francis and Hugo Mialon surveyed 3,000 people of varying income levels and married only once to see the effects of expensive weddings. According to a report on … Continue reading A Not Surprising Marriage Report

What Did You Expect?

August 23, 2016 / Scott McCown / Leave a comment

Everyone of us enter marriage with certain expectations. Some are natural, some are achievable, and some are just plain unrealistic.  These unrealistic expectations have potential to damage your continued marital happiness, so I suggest that you avoid them. Unrealistic Expectations Our relationship will never change, it will always be the same as it was (is) in the … Continue reading What Did You Expect?

Avoidance Plan

August 12, 2016August 12, 2016 / Scott McCown / 5 Comments

Today Amy and I complete the first 27 years of our marriage and begin the next 27. A number of years ago a friend from my teen years called to tell me that he and his wife (another friend) left him after 23 years of marriage.  Just before we ended our phone conversation, he lamented, … Continue reading Avoidance Plan

Don’t Believe the Lies

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 / Scott McCown / 2 Comments

Marital lies. Not the lies one might tell their husband or wife like, "I did not forget that tomorrow was our anniversary." These marital lies are the ones we tell ourselves. These self-lies are often the root of the arguments and irritants in our marriages. My wife (husband) should make me happy. My husband (wife) has … Continue reading Don’t Believe the Lies

The Ring

March 3, 2016March 3, 2016 / Scott McCown / 1 Comment

This great thought comes from my childhood friend.  I had the pleasure of performing his wedding to his lovely wife Carin more than a few years ago - nearly 21 years. He posted this on Facebook and I use it with permission. - Scott The Ring I took my wedding ring off a couple of … Continue reading The Ring

You Never Know

September 8, 2015 / Scott McCown / 10 Comments

Recently, Amy and I got caught.  We did not know someone was watching.  We really did not even consider that someone might be watching.  We only found out when Alice told us. She came up to us after Bible classes a day or so later , "There they are!" she said. "My two sweethearts.  I saw … Continue reading You Never Know

Making Marriage Matter

January 29, 2015January 29, 2015 / Scott McCown / 2 Comments

This weekend Central is hosting an event we are calling Marriage Matters Weekend. We are looking forward to Dr. Danny Camp being with us Friday night and Saturday morning. Our prayer is that our marriages will strengthen as a result of what we learn. As I was thinking about this weekend, I looked through some older … Continue reading Making Marriage Matter

Marriage Matters!

January 15, 2015 / Scott McCown / Leave a comment

Come join us for a great weekend.  You can register for the free even online at Marriage Matters: http://youtu.be/Rrc6076L-2c  

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