Posts Tagged ‘Marriage’
I Love My Unbelieving Wife: How Can I Help Her Believe?
It is no easy thing to be the first believer in a household. Though less common, sometimes a man comes to Christ before his wife. When he does, he obviously will do all he can to encourage his wife to come to Christ as well. In this earnestness to see his wife follow Christ, he…
Read MoreI Love My Unbelieving Husband: How Can I Help Him Believe?
God has used countless women to lead their husbands to Christ. Every wife whose husband is not yet a Christian has every reason to believe that she can be a powerful influence towards his salvation. The Bible gives ladies a clear path for how to encourage their unbelieving husbands most effectively toward Jesus. There is…
Read MoreA Spirit-Filled Marriage (2)
Why do so many marriages fail? In Ephesians 5:22-33, we see just how much a marriage needs a good foundation and a good support system. About noon on March 12, 1928, three employees of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power inspected the St. Francis Dam. The dam was built in the San Francisquito…
Read MoreA Spirit-Filled Marriage (1)
Let’s face it: so many homes are filled with heartache. In 2019 in this country there were more than 2 million marriage ceremonies. But there were more than 746,000 divorces. These sterile statistics don’t begin to convey the hours of pain and grief that taunt the American public. Our church members minister to a number…
Read More“Concerning Christ and the church”
Last month, I officiated at an outdoor wedding. Whenever a couple tells me they are planning to be married outside, I always tell them they have to have a “plan B.” No one wants to be a part of a wedding ceremony held in a driving rainstorm. This couple did have a back-up plan, but…
Read MoreCultivating an Affectionate Marriage
I am no expert on marriage. But I have been married long enough to experience those times when coldness creeps in and distance grows. The simplest lesson that the Lord has taught us is the importance of time spent together. Taking time to stop, look each other in the face, and really talk, has proven…
Read MoreThe Compounding Effect of Marital Arguments
When we get away from biblical thinking, fail to communicate with our spouse, and blame one another for our failures, we lay groundwork for increased marriage problems in the future. That’s what happened in Eden and this residual outcome continues for us today. Consider the following ways that this can play out. Raising children becomes…
Read MoreMarriage to Please the Lord
One day in Bob Jones University’s Dining Common (where all profound conversations occur!), I heard a lesson on Christian marriage. Five of us were at lunch: a married couple maybe in their early 50s, a much younger couple, married no more than a year or two; and myself. The older man was away from the…
Read MoreBEST FRIENDS FOREVER
Today is crash day for me. It’s 2:00 PM and I’m still sitting on the couch in my pjs. Adam and Megan went to the studio with Ella while I stayed behind with Hamilton, for him to take a nap. I made no protests. I’ve already had two naps myself today. Now that Hamilton is…
Read MoreThe Holy Spirit, Like A Dove
Why did the Holy Spirit choose the dove to illustrate His ministry? In the Scriptures, there are three prominent illustrations of the Holy Spirit. He is like a dove; He is like the wind (John 3:8, Acts 2:2-4); He is like oil (especially in anointing, 1 Samuel 16:13, Isaiah 61:1, Acts 10:38). For a few…
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