After a week off, much needed I might add, I am getting back to writing. Thanks for stopping back by <grin>. Now that the obligatory greeting and explanation of a lack of recent posts are out of the way let us get back to Marriage Matters Monday. What does it take to make a marriage work? I can only … Continue reading Making Marriage Work
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Marriage Monday – Marriageability Traits
I hear many young people talking about eventual marriage and mention that they are waiting for the right person. I watch TV shows and movies in which the main character is searching for the right person. I listen to married individuals in struggling relationships saying in so many words, that they think they married the … Continue reading Marriage Monday – Marriageability Traits
How to Stay Married pt 5
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
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
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
More Matters about Making Marriage Matter
David failed. David was unfaithful to God and to his promises. Bathsheeba failed. She allowed herself to grant the king's request. The affair these two participated in resulted in the death of Bathsheeba's husband as well as the death of a new born baby. There were also spiritual implications of their adultery. These events, recorded … Continue reading More Matters about Making Marriage Matter
Six Bricks that Build Marriage
A picto-blog this morning. - Scott
Marriage – Do We Know What We are Doing?
As a minister, I have the privilege of joining young couples and older couples in marriage. Personally, one of the more difficult aspects of the wedding is the rehearsal. Tensions are high, brides are nervous, grooms are goofy, and the bridesmaids and groomsmen are not much help. Mothers, fathers, siblings offer advice, but no one … Continue reading Marriage – Do We Know What We are Doing?
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